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Produced by Jeremy Finch
With support from many collaborators.
Containing bite-sized invitations to move, create, reflect, and connect.


A wide variety of creative kindling for the mind, body, and spirit.


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Deep-dive TV reviews 📺
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How I design these graphics




Motivations

Here's the Fire Jar origin story.

tl;dr

I wanted a blank canvas, and a built-in excuse to collaborate with people that I like / admire. Publishing also helps me meet cool people via the internet.


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Trust
Treat your time / attention as sacred.
Balance
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Questions
Ask for feedback, regularly. Listen.



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