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More advice

August 28, 2019Soo2018, advice, conversation, I am all the riches you will ever have, mentor 1 Comment

From a conversation with my mentor

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Looking within

August 19, 2019Soo2018, advice, cake, ingmar bergman, introspection, marie antoinette, mentor, you give too much 1 Comment

I’m one of those lucky people who have a mentor or two – human ones, not the anteater, I mean.

“You have to look inside yourself”

But really…

Inside my head…
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A life’s achievement

May 30, 2018Soo2016, achievement, advice, anteater, destiny, imaginary friend, inspiration, Life, motivation, purpose, success 1 Comment

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[Soo: Do you think I’ll ever achieve anything in my life?

Anteater: Hmm. Why don’t you? Why doesn’t everybody?]

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Reality check

May 3, 2018Soo2015, advice, ambition, cab rides, Cabbage Lady, contentment, fulfilled, reality check, satisfaction, Uber Leave a comment

I came across this drawing from a late-2015 sketchbook called Cabbage Lady. (Yes, I name each sketchbook.)

I don’t recall the context, but in those days I was taking a lot of Uber rides to work.

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Some people are happy with their small wins.

The sooner you realize the extent of your life the happier you’ll be.

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Advice from the anteater

June 20, 2016Sooadobe photoshop, advice, anteater, art, childrens books, creative block, damien hirscht, design, elmer the patchwork elephant, sensisbilities, visual language 1 Comment

A few months ago I was struggling to change my default drawing style. Since I started drawing with a Lamy my drawing has plateaued.

visual language

I guess this must be what he’s looking at

But anyway instead I read Elmer.

elmer

And I’m still on the plateau.

 

 

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Like medicine after death

July 3, 2014Sooadvice, advise, anteater 5 Comments

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A strange espresso

August 17, 2012Sooadvice, americano, cafe coffee day, espresso, power equations 1 Comment

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A word

March 28, 2011Sooadvice, anteater, corporate, game, office, work Leave a comment

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Conversations with the Anteater, part vii

July 22, 2010Sooadvice, anteater, Life, love 2 Comments

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