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Apr 05 2024 
1 retrospective and 5 reasons that will save 5 years of your creative life
Since the launch of my blog in December 2021, how did I manage to go from working 3 months to produce a 3-minute video, to creating two trilingual articles a month in addition to a 15-minute video a month? -
Mar 15 2024
Am I afraid of making mistakes when blogging in three languages?
There must be some mistakes in this article!
This March 2024, as I write these lines, my professional life is a race against time. Despite the hectic pace and stress, I refuse to miss our fortnightly rendez-vous. So, here’s a short,…
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Nov 15 2023
Creation story: Chi Nguyen – Creating The Present Writer is, actually, like polishing a diamond
What if today we were to discover the concrete steps (five polishing stages before having the diamond), which took Chi from a lambda student to a highly influential author, researcher and creator? -
Apr 15 2023
(Almost) Kill five birds with one stone
There is one realization that weighted a lot on me. Contents consumption, including blog posts, videos or social media, has become somewhat similar to fast-fashion consumption. We seek contents increasingly more in quantity, increasingly in shorter time, and then, we forget just as increasingly easily and quickly what we just consumed. -
Mar 05 2023
The loneliness of a creative freelancer
This article is NOT about loneliness due to isolation!
The afternoon when loneliness drowned me
I couldn’t keep my promise.
It was Tuesday, February 28, 2023, the Tuesday that just passed. I was all motivated to finally free up 30 minutes in my…
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Feb 15 2023
When the most chaotic project becomes the most extraordinary ride
In order to move forward in the creative life, retrospection is a key part of the process. And I absolutely must tell you what happened in December 2022. -
Jan 05 2023
Hi 2023 & keep creating!
My new year started with a zombie head and a compote body…
But don’t worry, I’m happy. My 2022 year has been… normal. It’s the first time I’ve had a normal year, where I completely feel like I fit in, where…
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Oct 05 2022
45 hours for 2 blog posts
On September 2022, as usual, I released two articles on my blog. These are two parts of one interview. Although I cherish these articles and I am enormously grateful for the conversation that I had with my guest, these two articles were the longest to write and the most energy-consuming since the start of my blog. And it was all because of my imprudence. -
Sep 15 2022
Creation story: Petites Pattounes – When creativity goes hand in hand with healing (2/2)
"Some viewers love my videos and don't understand why my channel doesn't have more subscribers. Some even regret that I haven't reached the level of an influencer. However, this is not something that bothers me." -
Sep 05 2022
Creation story: Petites Pattounes – When creativity goes hand in hand with healing (1/2)
More than 10 years ago, Lan and I have crossed paths several times, since we study in the same high school in Hanoi (Vietnam). But I only know the creative version of Lan, through the parasocial relationship.
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