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Lockdown is here, and journaling can help you get those chaotic thoughts down on paper and out of your head, giving you the mental space for a few deep breaths. In this episode we cover a few different styles of journaling, in the hopes that one of them will sing to you. Lucas and I chat about the three months he spent in isolation while fighting off the growth in his brain, and we bring in chartered accountant, Jonathan Douglas, to tell us more about  the very popular Bullet Journaling. Here are some time stamps to make it easier to find the right journaling style for you: 4:45 - Art journaling/therapy7:00 - Morning Pages18:45 -  5-Minute Journaling24:10 - Bullet Journaling24:35 - Pixel Journaling36:25 - Sentence journaling, adjective journaling, and rating your day from 1-10Check out @theresourcecast on Instagram for some pictures of various types of journaling.  The Resource Creative Forum

In this week's episode, Lucas and I sit down on a Zoom call to talk through various strategies for staying being productive at home. Some of us used to rent space in a shared office, some of us worked out of coffee shops, but now we're all working from home, full time. If you know someone who's just gone remote and might not be as comfortable with it as you are, please share this episode with them. Our community is about to get bigger. Pro Tip: We get to the content at about 10m in.Error message: I mistakenly refer to Ryan Holiday as Ryan Haliday. Silly me. Reading list: "Remote" by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson"Deep Work" by Cal Newport"Miracle Mornings: by Hal ElrodThe Obstacle Is The Way by Ryan HolidayThe Accidental Creative by Todd Henry The Resource Creative Forum

In this episode we chat t Kate Butcher, a Capetonian designer, illustrator, and owner of The Butcher’s Shop Design Studio, which has been running since 2011. You can check out our Instagram account for some examples of her work: @theresourcecastKate is in that situation all freelancers dream about. She's got more work than she needs, allowing her to take on the projects that interest her most, and move on from clients she likes the least. How does she do it? In this episode we talk about how setting the terms of engagement with your clients from the outset can result in healthier long-term relationships and better work. If you like this episode, please subscribe, and share it with your friends. Hell, share it with your enemies to waste their time.  The Resource Creative Forum

In this short episode, we synthesise some of the content that's already out there regarding Coronavirus and its impact on the freelance community. It's still very early, and the situation is changing all the time, but we make a few guesses about how freelancers could be affected, and give some advice and ideas about how to ride out this situation. We're not experts, we just want to get the community talking and supporting each other through this situation. As mentioned in the episode, we have a quick ask and a resource for you. If you think this might be useful to a freelancer you know, please share it with them. We totally get that all you're hearing about right now is Corona, but we think how it affects your business is important, and it's better we think about it than try to ignore it. Check you leapers.co for a guide on how to work under self-isolation / quarantine.  The Resource Creative Forum

A chat about the three main reasons to leave full-time employment.

Gerhard Pretorius is a copywriter, screenwriter, and director who is building himself a filmmaking career while holding down a day job. His methodical approach to his career has resulted in a library of advertising work and four short movies, two of which are currently available on Showmax. In this conversation we cover a wide territory including:Gerhard's transition from copywriter to filmmaker.Formal education VS finding your own way. Getting funding for your script.Organising yourself to minimise mental load.What it takes to be be a filmmaker.Finding opportunities to get more filmmaking experience when that's not really your job. Building your own little community. Some resources we mention: NFVF FundingSilverskermfeesYouTube: Lessons from a ScreenplayPodcast: ScriptnotesAudiobook: Wired for StoryAuthor: Jon Truby The Resource Creative Forum

What was meant to be a quick roundup on the last day turned into a fairly lengthy conversation about the balance between the traditional and the modern, content VS presentation, the power of storytelling, and a few golden threads that seem to have run through the entire Design Indaba conference this year. Many thanks to photographer Zaid Joseph and screenwriter/director/content creator Gerhard Pretorius for joining us and offering their insightful perspectives on the speakers and the conference as a whole. We can’t wait for DI 2021! The Resource Creative Forum

In this episode we talk about impact and storytelling at Design Indaba, and try to bring a bit of focus to the work of Manu Prakash, who is our hero. 

The speakers we highlight in this episode are Robert Wong from Google, physical biologist Manu Prakash, Lonneke Godijn of DRIFT, and architects Lyndon Neri and Rosanna Hu. Enjoy

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In this episode, we get together with freelance photographer Zaid Joseph to round up the day's action at Design Indaba 2020. It's a rambling conversation covering the presenters we loved, and we hope you enjoy it. For a little more visual context, check out www.designindaba.com, and we'll post some relevant pics on the @theresourcecast Insta account.  The Resource Creative Forum

Tessa is the founder of The Resource, and owner of Frolik Design Studio. In this episode we chat to her about building a community, the best way to use The Resource, and how she runs her design studio efficiently.Here are some of the resources we mention in the episode:Yellow ImagesPaymoCreative MarketGraphicBurgergetstation The Resource Creative Forum