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News, Updates, and Occasional Writing from Will Buckingham

On the Art of Staring into Space
Anthropology Creativity Zhuangzi

On the Art of Staring into Space

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Creativity happens when you find the courage to do absolutely nothing

Soft Work: Notes Towards a Manifesto
Creativity Yijing Philosophy

Soft Work: Notes Towards a Manifesto

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Don't work harder. Work softer.

Architecture & Conjuring: How to Build Convincing Worlds
Creativity Writing Nonfiction

Architecture & Conjuring: How to Build Convincing Worlds

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Two approaches to world-building

On Laziness and Creativity
Creativity China

On Laziness and Creativity

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Writing and the virtues of slacking off

‘Good for Publicity’: My Book Reading from Hell
Books Reading Travel

‘Good for Publicity’: My Book Reading from Hell

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A horror story from the wilds of Suffolk

Calvino’s Surprising Advice on Writing, Editing and Life
Fiction Writing Creativity

Calvino’s Surprising Advice on Writing, Editing and Life

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How to stop getting weighed down.

Serendipity: Cultivating the Art of Creative Luck
Creativity Philosophy

Serendipity: Cultivating the Art of Creative Luck

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Creative luck is not just blind chance. It can be cultivated

Communing with Wizards in Myanmar
Myanmar Religion

Communing with Wizards in Myanmar

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On the trail of Burmese wizards

The Snorgh Gets a Makeover
Books Children's Books Snorgh

The Snorgh Gets a Makeover

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The Snorgh and the Sailor is being re-released on the 12th anniversary of its first publication