DSLR Photography

The leaves are falling

The leaves are falling. As strange as it may sound, I always feel born again in the autumn. I love the colours, the crisp air. Perfect for photography.

A photowalk in September

You can almost always take a photowalk. I’m learning that a photowalk can fix most things in life. You just grab your camera and you go out.

Stockholm mood

The Stockholm mood. We haven’t experienced an lockdown of the city, but it’s not life as usual right now. Life right now is … something other than usual.

Storytelling & Writing

William Faulkner on writing from the heart

This is what the genius novel writer William Faulkner said in his 1950 acceptance speech for Nobel Prize in Literature on the matters of the heart.

Classical storytelling structures: Myths, acts, plots, pinches, and arcs

Is there a way to tell a good story? I've outlined several ways of how great stories have been structured for centuries.

Slow storytelling — the revenge of long-form content

Slow storytelling is not dead. Thanks to the internet, it’s more alive than ever before. The idea that the internet is only for fast-paced content is a myth.

The platitude sickness: Taking out the trash of corporate speak

How can you avoid becoming a lazy corporate communication professional with a serious case of the platitude sickness?

Storytelling for Jedi masters

Star Wars is just a perfect example of classic storytelling.

3 ways to improve your storytelling (in 15 minutes)

How do you improve your storytelling? These simple scripts will help you — in less than 15 minutes.

More blog posts

The Rabbit Hole

Twin Peaks season 3 finale explained (spoiler alert)

The Twin Peaks finale left me sad and empty. But what if I was wrong and the actually show ended on a positive note?

The four dot ellipsis mystery in Star Wars

Why are there four dots ending the intros and opening crawls in Star Wars? And is there really such a thing as a 'four dot ellipsis'?

Image streaming and neuroplasticity

I used to hate brainstorming sessions, so I studied how creativity works in the brain and developed a process based on physical feedback to improve.

Zombie apocalypse survival skills for PR professionals

The apocalypse is upon us and we all have to rely on our skills. As PR professionals, what are our chances of survival?

The human API: The cybernetic renaissance is coming

What if humanity is just a 'Human API' — and we're in the first stages of a 'Cybernetic Renaissance'?

A mind palace to control emotions and enhance cognitive functions

How do you build your own mind palace? And can you use your mind palace for something other than just memorising long sequences of information?