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Let the animal out
Poems

Let the animal out

Where’s it been? Hidden away Someone told you so Don’t do that Don’t do this You can’t You can’t do that It’s not all

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Daniel Bourke 14 Dec 2019 • 1 min read
You have to go deep inside yourself
Life and Living

You have to go deep inside yourself

The search of fulfilment, the search of meaning, the search of worth. It doesn’t come in anything you show can show someone else. It doesn’t end with some

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Daniel Bourke 13 Dec 2019 • 1 min read
Talent not required
Getting Started

Talent not required

It’s easy to palm it off on natural ability. “He’s a natural... that’s why he can do it.” “She’s so talented, I could never do that.

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Daniel Bourke 12 Dec 2019 • 1 min read
The one-on-one with yourself
Questions

The one-on-one with yourself

It’s getting close to the end of the year. There are 19 days left in this decade. If you work somewhere, one-on-one end of year reviews might start between

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Daniel Bourke 11 Dec 2019 • 1 min read
The project needs to drive you forward
Creating

The project needs to drive you forward

In the beginning, your energy will drive you forward. You’ll start a new project with excitement, the quick wins will make you want to keep going. After a while,

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Daniel Bourke 10 Dec 2019 • 1 min read
One last walk
Poems

One last walk

From walking along the desks at school Everyone looking on There’s a dog in the classroom What’s a dog doing here? Soon enough everyone starts to enjoy it

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Daniel Bourke 9 Dec 2019 • 1 min read
A good tired
Stories

A good tired

It’s getting warmer. Getting up early is getting easier. The sun is up, you can walk out the front, feel it on your chest, feel the energy. I love

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Daniel Bourke 8 Dec 2019 • 1 min read
When it doesn’t go your way
Life and Living

When it doesn’t go your way

You've got a choice. Accept it, learn from it, reflect on it, use it as fuel for the next one, be thankful for the opportunity, tell yourself this is a

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Daniel Bourke 7 Dec 2019 • 1 min read
What if it was right there?
Stories

What if it was right there?

When I was little I used to wonder where people would go when they died. I learned about souls. Learned about heaven. It sounded like a great place. I looked

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Daniel Bourke 6 Dec 2019 • 1 min read
Via Negativa
Life and Living

Via Negativa

I sent a message to my friends, a photo of my shoe rack. Who wants free shoes? A few responded. Enough to get rid of half of them. The rest

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Daniel Bourke 5 Dec 2019 • 1 min read
Release Frequently and Update or Hold Back & Wait?
Projects

Release Frequently and Update or Hold Back & Wait?

An internal debate I’ve been having with myself. If you’re working on a longer-term project, should you release frequently and update as required, have the market drive development.

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Daniel Bourke 4 Dec 2019 • 1 min read
The laughing skull
Life and Living

The laughing skull

Have you ever noticed, when you look at a human skull, it appears to be smiling, even on the border of laughing. It’s a reminder. That’s where we’

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Daniel Bourke 3 Dec 2019 • 1 min read
Worst advice: Stay in your lane
Stories

Worst advice: Stay in your lane

His bike had a Hulk doll on the front. It was connected to a big spring so it dangled a little. “Looks good,” someone said. “Yeah, there’s still a

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Daniel Bourke 2 Dec 2019 • 2 min read
Everyone knows a gutsy woman
Relationships

Everyone knows a gutsy woman

It might be your Mum. It might be your sister. It might be the lady who runs the local community markets every month. It might be your daughter. It might

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Daniel Bourke 1 Dec 2019 • 1 min read
Your first 100
Creating

Your first 100

If you’ve never created anything, you might be trapped in a mental prison. In year 8, my art teacher told me my drawing was bad. So I stopped drawing.

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Daniel Bourke 30 Nov 2019 • 3 min read
“Barcodes made my life easier”
Stories

“Barcodes made my life easier”

Overheard a story of a lady who had worked at a supermarket since 1967 (50+ years!). And the most helpful change in that time was the introduction of barcodes. When

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Daniel Bourke 29 Nov 2019 • 1 min read
Use ego as a tool
Books

Use ego as a tool

Ego usually gets a bad wrap. It’s the thing that gets in the way when you think you’re right but you’re not. It’s the thing which

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Daniel Bourke 28 Nov 2019 • 1 min read
Copy others until you figure out your own style
Business

Copy others until you figure out your own style

“They said to go out on my own,” he said, “but I told them I have no idea what I’m doing.” He kept going. “So then they said, don’

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Daniel Bourke 27 Nov 2019 • 1 min read
I've never been so excited
Life and Living

I've never been so excited

Imagine growing up watching a television show and then getting to meet your favourite character. You get there and they realise how excited you are. They know what you're thinking.

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Daniel Bourke 26 Nov 2019 • 1 min read
A cheaper alternative to college
Learning

A cheaper alternative to college

Dear younger self, here's how you could've saved $31,897 in college debt.

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Daniel Bourke 25 Nov 2019 • 6 min read
It all works out
Life and Living

It all works out

Walking past older people and saying hello, talking to my Grandfather, seeing elderly couples at the cafe. I enjoy these moments. They remind me of where I’m heading. If

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Daniel Bourke 24 Nov 2019 • 1 min read
Silent is an anagram of listen
Conversation

Silent is an anagram of listen

With unlimited information sources, it’s easy to fill your brain and drown out thoughts of your own with the thoughts of others. It’s not a bad thing, they

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Daniel Bourke 23 Nov 2019 • 1 min read
Thinking about starting a farm
Life and Living

Thinking about starting a farm

I try to get to first principles as often as I can, keep it simple, with writing, with what I work on, with how I spend my time, with health.

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Daniel Bourke 22 Nov 2019 • 2 min read
Take the pathway yourself

Take the pathway yourself

In order for a man to offer the greatest value to humanity, he has to take a pathway for himself. A man following an existing path is the same as

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Daniel Bourke 21 Nov 2019 • 1 min read
How long does it take?
Learning

How long does it take?

My physics teacher had a saying. Every time we’d ask a question which had many different possible answers, he’d say, “how long is a piece of string?”. Being

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Daniel Bourke 20 Nov 2019 • 1 min read
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