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Every week I share practical lessons from 15+ years writing comms and social strategy.

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🍣 Intuition is your guardian angel

Hey, Rob here. Every week, I add about 100+ new artefacts to my swipe file. Salmon Crew members can access all of it, no strings attached. But if you're not a member yet, here's a little taster: The deep satisfaction of doing work that lasts Writing letters is a spiritual practice for our age of speed Inside Shanghai’s punk wellness scene Why is everyone in tech so sad? SportsCenter for the creator economy Before declaring something is dead, consider that you may just be boring The (mental,...

Hey, Rob here. I was recently chatting with someone who'd just returned from mat leave and was looking to freelance, mostly because of the flexibility. And also because, to quote, "I don't want to go back to corporate". Between hearing her story, discussing her strengths and trying not to turn the overbearing parental advice machine 9000 on, there were a few resources I shared afterwards that might help with this next stage. You might also find them useful, especially if one of the side...