Michael Ashcroft

Needing things to be finished

June 25, 2022

I’m afraid you’ll see my many faults

June 4, 2022

February 12, 2022

Beware the trap of the long, slow decline

November 17, 2021

Be aware of the rhythms that bind you

November 7, 2021

Why I created a limited company instead of remaining a sole trader

September 27, 2021

Crabs helping each other out of the bucket

September 20, 2021

Getting my business to nudge me towards behaviours I want

September 15, 2021

Writing gives you access to the online game

September 14, 2021

Design games so you enjoy playing them

September 13, 2021

Striving for the good qualia

September 8, 2021

Why I love Anjunabeats

September 6, 2021

All at once or not at all

September 4, 2021

We must be able to talk about taboos

September 1, 2021

Building my kind of lifestyle business

August 30, 2021

Quitting my job was a no-regrets move

August 26, 2021

Paying myself properly as a solopreneur

August 25, 2021

I’ve exercised a lot somehow

August 22, 2021

Be original by not trying to be original

August 20, 2021

🌴 In my oasis delightful gardens shall grow

June 23, 2021

Stopping the habitual suppression of creative ideas

June 22, 2021

Greasing the creative groove

June 21, 2021

Being self-directed is its own work

June 19, 2021

Fumbling for legibility in Alexander Technique

March 27, 2021

The paradox of an untroubled life

March 26, 2021

Revenge Productivity — and navigating its absence

March 25, 2021

Different kinds of authority

March 14, 2021

Reflecting on Write Of Passage

February 24, 2021

When the void talks back

February 23, 2021

Where do words come from when writing?

February 22, 2021

Making money online by teaching people how to make money online

February 21, 2021

Navigating the vulnerability hangover

February 20, 2021

I wouldn’t start from here — recovering from burnout

February 19, 2021

Not caring lets us perform better

February 18, 2021

Starting a regular writing and publishing habit

February 17, 2021

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I publish a newsletter called Thinking Out Loud, which chronicles my journey as an online maker of things, but it's also is where I talk about whatever I'm interested in at the time. There are almost 1000 of us now, come play!