Disregarding all the imagined difficulties

Short Thoughts #3: On the groove theory of habits, George Saunders’ phrase-level writing habit, Miles Davis and the Kind of Blue recording session, and…

Oct 3 • Allan Stormon

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September 2026

Doodling, sniffing around, and lollygagging through life

Short Thoughts #2: Big questions from a little kid, Mick Jagger’s method for writing music, problem-solving lessons from a career adman, and Bob…

Sep 18 • Allan Stormon

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June 2026

The strange phenomenon of new ideas

Short Thoughts #1: How to do great work, keeping your eyes open, the intrusion of the extraordinary into the ordinary, and how ideas magically appear…

Jun 26 • Allan Stormon

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March 2026

[1-3-1] Market orientation

"You are not the customer." Hearing what the audience hears. Building something that has to work. And the disruptive work hiding in blind spots.

Mar 23 • Allan Stormon

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Make the thing you want to make

Will Forte, an SNL skit, and David Lynch on creative integrity

Mar 6 • Allan Stormon

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February 2026

The journey we're on

Learning. Refining. Succeeding.

Feb 7 • Allan Stormon

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December 2025

Boredom is good for you

And how to clear your head

Dec 19, 2025 • Allan Stormon

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Imposter syndrome

How to beat it

Dec 3, 2025 • Allan Stormon

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November 2025

An unexpected thing

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Nov 25, 2025 • Allan Stormon

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How to succeed

Simply surviving long enough increases your chance of success.

Nov 18, 2025 • Allan Stormon

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Finding the work you're meant to do

The difference between a 'professional life' and a 'career'

Nov 11, 2025 • Allan Stormon

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October 2025

On taking risks and making progress

Work, risk, and progress.

Oct 27, 2025 • Allan Stormon

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