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Rachel Burke on keeping up a daily project
Rachel Burke on keeping up a daily project

Stylist, photographer and designer Rachel Burke of i make. you wear it shares her advice on how to stay on track with a daily project – and knowing when to stop. 

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Life lessonsMadeleine DoreMarch 8, 2017
Yassmin Abdel-Magied on faith, uncertainty and choice
Yassmin Abdel-Magied on faith, uncertainty and choice

“The only thing you can control in your life is how you respond to a situation. Literally everything else is outside your control." Yassmin Abdel Magied shares her insights on faith, uncertainty and what we learn from being uncomfortable. 

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Life lessonsMadeleine DoreFebruary 27, 2017
In defence of a life plateau
In defence of a life plateau

When did consistency start to feel like failure?

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Madeleine DoreFebruary 6, 2017
Artist Peter Drew on list-making, creative transformation and criticism
Artist Peter Drew on list-making, creative transformation and criticism

What's in a list? For Adelaide artist Peter Drew, grand ambitions, gigantic projects and transformation are realised through the humble to do list.  

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Extraordinary LessonsMadeleine DoreJanuary 22, 2017
Lessons on being the worst freelancer
Lessons on being the worst freelancer

Feeling like you're not working hard enough and not 'doing it right' are workplace hazards for the freelancer. We debunk the 9-5 productivity myth and source lessons from various freelancers so you can also take comfort in also being the worst. 

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CollectionsMadeleine DoreJanuary 12, 2017
Iconic designer Jenny Kee on the great lesson of letting go
Iconic designer Jenny Kee on the great lesson of letting go

“How well did you live, how well did you love, how well did you learn to let go?” The iconic 70-year-old Australian fashion designer Jenny Kee shares the most important lesson in life. 

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Extraordinary LessonsMadeleine DoreJanuary 7, 2017
On seeing your weaknesses as strengths
On seeing your weaknesses as strengths

'There is a crack, a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in.' 

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Madeleine DoreAugust 15, 2016
Living comfortably with uncertainity
Living comfortably with uncertainity

Human beings are hardwired for comfort, but what happens when you unravel yourself from the busy trap and have no idea what you're doing? Here's how to acquire the skill of embracing uncertainty.

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Madeleine DoreJuly 3, 2016
Creatives share their 'dull day' routines
Creatives share their 'dull day' routines

From hangovers and ‘extreme slothing’, to running errands or getting stuck in a spiral of self-doubt, creatives share their most ordinary routines to prove you’re not alone in “wasting days.”

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CollectionsMadeleine DoreMay 10, 2016
100 resolutions that won't make you feel bad about yourself
100 resolutions that won't make you feel bad about yourself

In the spirit of starting the year right, but not setting ourselves up for failure, here is a masterlist of 100 resolution ideas from interviewees, history and the imagination that won’t make you feel bad about yourself in 2016. 

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Extraordinary LessonsMadeleine DoreDecember 28, 2015
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