Chris J Wilson 🖊️
@chris-j-wilson.bsky.social
I share big ideas in simple sketches to help people be more effective next week.
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70% of people struggle with some form of imposter syndrome in their lives (study by BYU).
I'm one of them.
This sketchnote, drawing on the work of clinical psychologist Nick Wignall, can help you end it for good.
I'm one of them.
This sketchnote, drawing on the work of clinical psychologist Nick Wignall, can help you end it for good.
December 19, 2025 at 9:29 AM
70% of people struggle with some form of imposter syndrome in their lives (study by BYU).
I'm one of them.
This sketchnote, drawing on the work of clinical psychologist Nick Wignall, can help you end it for good.
I'm one of them.
This sketchnote, drawing on the work of clinical psychologist Nick Wignall, can help you end it for good.
Have you ever played a game only to realise your opponent was using different rules?
(It happens all the time when I play uno.)
If you find yourself playing an infinite game but acting like it was a finite one, you can feel equally confused.
Here's how this simple mental model can help.
(It happens all the time when I play uno.)
If you find yourself playing an infinite game but acting like it was a finite one, you can feel equally confused.
Here's how this simple mental model can help.
December 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Have you ever played a game only to realise your opponent was using different rules?
(It happens all the time when I play uno.)
If you find yourself playing an infinite game but acting like it was a finite one, you can feel equally confused.
Here's how this simple mental model can help.
(It happens all the time when I play uno.)
If you find yourself playing an infinite game but acting like it was a finite one, you can feel equally confused.
Here's how this simple mental model can help.
In a recent podcast episode, Nathan Barry of kit shared about creator flywheels.
Here's a sketchnote I made explaining them to help me reflect and think about how I could apply them in what I do.
What do you think about this mental model?
Here's a sketchnote I made explaining them to help me reflect and think about how I could apply them in what I do.
What do you think about this mental model?
October 2, 2025 at 6:58 AM
In a recent podcast episode, Nathan Barry of kit shared about creator flywheels.
Here's a sketchnote I made explaining them to help me reflect and think about how I could apply them in what I do.
What do you think about this mental model?
Here's a sketchnote I made explaining them to help me reflect and think about how I could apply them in what I do.
What do you think about this mental model?
One more week to go...
August 22, 2025 at 1:39 PM
One more week to go...
🧵 How did Amazon grow from a garage startup to the 5th most valuable company with a $2.3 trillion valuation?
Here are 7 mental models Jeff Bezos swears by:
Here are 7 mental models Jeff Bezos swears by:
August 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
🧵 How did Amazon grow from a garage startup to the 5th most valuable company with a $2.3 trillion valuation?
Here are 7 mental models Jeff Bezos swears by:
Here are 7 mental models Jeff Bezos swears by:
Tsundoku:
A Japanese word for the pile of books you mean to read.
Anyone else suffer from this affliction?
A Japanese word for the pile of books you mean to read.
Anyone else suffer from this affliction?
August 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Tsundoku:
A Japanese word for the pile of books you mean to read.
Anyone else suffer from this affliction?
A Japanese word for the pile of books you mean to read.
Anyone else suffer from this affliction?
Ever come out of the cinema and thought
"Why didn't I leave after the first 15 minutes?"
Well you fell prey to the sunk cost fallacy.
"Why didn't I leave after the first 15 minutes?"
Well you fell prey to the sunk cost fallacy.
August 8, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Ever come out of the cinema and thought
"Why didn't I leave after the first 15 minutes?"
Well you fell prey to the sunk cost fallacy.
"Why didn't I leave after the first 15 minutes?"
Well you fell prey to the sunk cost fallacy.
7 Visuals to Change How You Think About Time (Illustrated by me!)
1. Chronos vs Kairos Time
The Greeks had two words for time:
– Chronos (clock time)
– Kairos (quality time).
1. Chronos vs Kairos Time
The Greeks had two words for time:
– Chronos (clock time)
– Kairos (quality time).
July 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
7 Visuals to Change How You Think About Time (Illustrated by me!)
1. Chronos vs Kairos Time
The Greeks had two words for time:
– Chronos (clock time)
– Kairos (quality time).
1. Chronos vs Kairos Time
The Greeks had two words for time:
– Chronos (clock time)
– Kairos (quality time).
Amateurs practice until they get it right.
Professionals practice until they can’t get it wrong.
Professionals practice until they can’t get it wrong.
July 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Amateurs practice until they get it right.
Professionals practice until they can’t get it wrong.
Professionals practice until they can’t get it wrong.
Trains are my favourite way to travel
• I don't get travel sick, so I can read
• I meet interesting people
• I see the country
But it's just TOO expensive in the UK.
• I don't get travel sick, so I can read
• I meet interesting people
• I see the country
But it's just TOO expensive in the UK.
July 10, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Trains are my favourite way to travel
• I don't get travel sick, so I can read
• I meet interesting people
• I see the country
But it's just TOO expensive in the UK.
• I don't get travel sick, so I can read
• I meet interesting people
• I see the country
But it's just TOO expensive in the UK.
Have you heard of the “Baader-Meinhof phenomenon” before?
Whatever your answer, I can 99% guarantee you will hear more about it this week!
Click the link in the comments to find out why
Whatever your answer, I can 99% guarantee you will hear more about it this week!
Click the link in the comments to find out why
July 9, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Have you heard of the “Baader-Meinhof phenomenon” before?
Whatever your answer, I can 99% guarantee you will hear more about it this week!
Click the link in the comments to find out why
Whatever your answer, I can 99% guarantee you will hear more about it this week!
Click the link in the comments to find out why
There are two ways I write:
• Writing through: to work out what I think
• Writing up: turning ideas into a story
Both have their purpose, but they shouldn't be confused.
If you 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵, you need to 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘂𝗽 later (and edit).
• Writing through: to work out what I think
• Writing up: turning ideas into a story
Both have their purpose, but they shouldn't be confused.
If you 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵, you need to 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘂𝗽 later (and edit).
July 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
There are two ways I write:
• Writing through: to work out what I think
• Writing up: turning ideas into a story
Both have their purpose, but they shouldn't be confused.
If you 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵, you need to 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘂𝗽 later (and edit).
• Writing through: to work out what I think
• Writing up: turning ideas into a story
Both have their purpose, but they shouldn't be confused.
If you 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵, you need to 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘂𝗽 later (and edit).
"Anything worth doing, it is worth doing badly"
- G.K. Chesterton
- G.K. Chesterton
June 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
"Anything worth doing, it is worth doing badly"
- G.K. Chesterton
- G.K. Chesterton
The grass is always greener where you water it.
June 27, 2025 at 9:21 AM
The grass is always greener where you water it.
"Be hard on the issue, soft on the person"
- Dr Henry Cloud
- Dr Henry Cloud
June 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
"Be hard on the issue, soft on the person"
- Dr Henry Cloud
- Dr Henry Cloud
"To be interesting, be interested."
— Dale Carnegie
— Dale Carnegie
May 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
"To be interesting, be interested."
— Dale Carnegie
— Dale Carnegie
"If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have more.
If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have enough."
Oprah Winfrey
If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have enough."
Oprah Winfrey
May 13, 2025 at 1:58 PM
"If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have more.
If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have enough."
Oprah Winfrey
If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have enough."
Oprah Winfrey
Need to plan your tasks this week?
The MoSoCoW system could help.
The MoSoCoW system could help.
May 12, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Need to plan your tasks this week?
The MoSoCoW system could help.
The MoSoCoW system could help.
𝟭𝟬 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗤𝘂𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗘𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗱 (𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗲)
(Illustrated by me!)
1. "If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will always feel stupid."
(Illustrated by me!)
1. "If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will always feel stupid."
March 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
𝟭𝟬 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗤𝘂𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗘𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗱 (𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗲)
(Illustrated by me!)
1. "If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will always feel stupid."
(Illustrated by me!)
1. "If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will always feel stupid."
Rushing often feels productive, but it can lead to wasted effort.
It's especially true of the creative process.
Taking the time to make sure you understand the problem can prevent multiple delays.
It's especially true of the creative process.
Taking the time to make sure you understand the problem can prevent multiple delays.
March 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Rushing often feels productive, but it can lead to wasted effort.
It's especially true of the creative process.
Taking the time to make sure you understand the problem can prevent multiple delays.
It's especially true of the creative process.
Taking the time to make sure you understand the problem can prevent multiple delays.
"Do more of what works" isn't always good advice.
March 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
"Do more of what works" isn't always good advice.
Took the weekend off social media.
It was a good decision.
It was a good decision.
March 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Took the weekend off social media.
It was a good decision.
It was a good decision.
Over the weekend my newsletter passed 1000 subscribers!
It's taken me a long time (4 years? on and off) with some big pivots along the way, but I've felt good about it for a while and the growth this last month has been a real validation.
If you're a subscriber I just want to say thank you.
It's taken me a long time (4 years? on and off) with some big pivots along the way, but I've felt good about it for a while and the growth this last month has been a real validation.
If you're a subscriber I just want to say thank you.
March 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Over the weekend my newsletter passed 1000 subscribers!
It's taken me a long time (4 years? on and off) with some big pivots along the way, but I've felt good about it for a while and the growth this last month has been a real validation.
If you're a subscriber I just want to say thank you.
It's taken me a long time (4 years? on and off) with some big pivots along the way, but I've felt good about it for a while and the growth this last month has been a real validation.
If you're a subscriber I just want to say thank you.
10 Lessons from The Psychology of Money in Visuals (Illustrated by me!)
March 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
10 Lessons from The Psychology of Money in Visuals (Illustrated by me!)