Jeff Tyack
@jeff-tyack.bsky.social
Author of Flux & Flow | Weekly strategies and resources to help creative minds filter the noise, find clarity, and build systems for meaningful, sustainable growth.
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You’ve built an information ecosystem shaped by other people’s incentives.
Algorithms decide what you see.
Social feeds determine what feels urgent.
The sheer volume of “good content” tricks you into thinking consumption equals progress.
antifragile-creative.kit.com/posts/closin...
Algorithms decide what you see.
Social feeds determine what feels urgent.
The sheer volume of “good content” tricks you into thinking consumption equals progress.
antifragile-creative.kit.com/posts/closin...
Closing the gap between the information you collect and what you actually use
Stop drowning in saved content. Learn to see your information ecosystem clearly and design systems that serve your creative work.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:08 AM
You’ve built an information ecosystem shaped by other people’s incentives.
Algorithms decide what you see.
Social feeds determine what feels urgent.
The sheer volume of “good content” tricks you into thinking consumption equals progress.
antifragile-creative.kit.com/posts/closin...
Algorithms decide what you see.
Social feeds determine what feels urgent.
The sheer volume of “good content” tricks you into thinking consumption equals progress.
antifragile-creative.kit.com/posts/closin...
Creative growth isn’t about building perfect systems.
It’s about letting designing them to evolve with you.
This week’s Flux & Flow explores how to design workflows that grow through reflection and iteration.
Read here → antifragile-creative.kit.com/posts/lastin...
It’s about letting designing them to evolve with you.
This week’s Flux & Flow explores how to design workflows that grow through reflection and iteration.
Read here → antifragile-creative.kit.com/posts/lastin...
Lasting Creative Growth Isn’t Built. It’s Evolved.
Learn how to evolve your creative systems through reflection and iteration for lasting, sustainable growth.
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October 29, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Creative growth isn’t about building perfect systems.
It’s about letting designing them to evolve with you.
This week’s Flux & Flow explores how to design workflows that grow through reflection and iteration.
Read here → antifragile-creative.kit.com/posts/lastin...
It’s about letting designing them to evolve with you.
This week’s Flux & Flow explores how to design workflows that grow through reflection and iteration.
Read here → antifragile-creative.kit.com/posts/lastin...
That Skillshare class you never finished?
The course dashboard gathering dust?
It’s not a failure of discipline. It’s a failure of design.
antifragile-creative.kit.com/posts/you-we...
The course dashboard gathering dust?
It’s not a failure of discipline. It’s a failure of design.
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Flux & Flow | You weren’t meant to learn alone
Collaborative learning isn’t just a strategy. It’s a lifeline for creative growth. Learn how to break isolation and grow with others.
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July 15, 2025 at 1:55 PM
That Skillshare class you never finished?
The course dashboard gathering dust?
It’s not a failure of discipline. It’s a failure of design.
antifragile-creative.kit.com/posts/you-we...
The course dashboard gathering dust?
It’s not a failure of discipline. It’s a failure of design.
antifragile-creative.kit.com/posts/you-we...
Great ideas are fleeting unless you capture them.
What’s your go-to method for collecting inspiration on the fly?
* Voice memos
* Small Notebook you carry around
* Note-taking app (Notion, Obsidian, etc.)
* Other (share in the comments)
What’s your go-to method for collecting inspiration on the fly?
* Voice memos
* Small Notebook you carry around
* Note-taking app (Notion, Obsidian, etc.)
* Other (share in the comments)
February 20, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Great ideas are fleeting unless you capture them.
What’s your go-to method for collecting inspiration on the fly?
* Voice memos
* Small Notebook you carry around
* Note-taking app (Notion, Obsidian, etc.)
* Other (share in the comments)
What’s your go-to method for collecting inspiration on the fly?
* Voice memos
* Small Notebook you carry around
* Note-taking app (Notion, Obsidian, etc.)
* Other (share in the comments)
Drowning in saved links and scattered notes?
A knowledge garden can help you turn ideas into something meaningful.
This week’s Flux & Flow explores how to cultivate a system for creative growth—plus real-world examples to inspire your own.
antifragile-creative.kit.com/posts/cultiv...
A knowledge garden can help you turn ideas into something meaningful.
This week’s Flux & Flow explores how to cultivate a system for creative growth—plus real-world examples to inspire your own.
antifragile-creative.kit.com/posts/cultiv...
[Flux&Flow] Cultivate Your Creative Growth with a Knowledge Garden
Discover how creating a knowledge garden can transform your creative growth through real examples and actionable steps in this week's Flux & Flow.
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February 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Drowning in saved links and scattered notes?
A knowledge garden can help you turn ideas into something meaningful.
This week’s Flux & Flow explores how to cultivate a system for creative growth—plus real-world examples to inspire your own.
antifragile-creative.kit.com/posts/cultiv...
A knowledge garden can help you turn ideas into something meaningful.
This week’s Flux & Flow explores how to cultivate a system for creative growth—plus real-world examples to inspire your own.
antifragile-creative.kit.com/posts/cultiv...
Your Personal Knowledge System isn’t a static collection—it’s a living ecosystem.
Build a system that evolves with you: seed new ideas, nurture connections, and prune regularly.
Treat your notes like a garden, and you'll cultivate insights you never expected.
Build a system that evolves with you: seed new ideas, nurture connections, and prune regularly.
Treat your notes like a garden, and you'll cultivate insights you never expected.
February 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Your Personal Knowledge System isn’t a static collection—it’s a living ecosystem.
Build a system that evolves with you: seed new ideas, nurture connections, and prune regularly.
Treat your notes like a garden, and you'll cultivate insights you never expected.
Build a system that evolves with you: seed new ideas, nurture connections, and prune regularly.
Treat your notes like a garden, and you'll cultivate insights you never expected.
Organized resources unlock creative potential.
Pick one platform (Notion, Obsidian, Evernote), add clear labels (project, topic, format), and spend 15 mins daily to enage.
Small steps save time, reduce stress, and boost focus. What’s your go-to resource organizing tip?
Pick one platform (Notion, Obsidian, Evernote), add clear labels (project, topic, format), and spend 15 mins daily to enage.
Small steps save time, reduce stress, and boost focus. What’s your go-to resource organizing tip?
December 10, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Organized resources unlock creative potential.
Pick one platform (Notion, Obsidian, Evernote), add clear labels (project, topic, format), and spend 15 mins daily to enage.
Small steps save time, reduce stress, and boost focus. What’s your go-to resource organizing tip?
Pick one platform (Notion, Obsidian, Evernote), add clear labels (project, topic, format), and spend 15 mins daily to enage.
Small steps save time, reduce stress, and boost focus. What’s your go-to resource organizing tip?
Knowledge isn’t power—organized knowledge is.
Tomorrow’s *Flux & Flow* dives into everyday knowledge management: how to collect, organize, and connect what you learn to fuel creative growth.
Don’t miss it—subscribe now and take control of your ideas.
Tomorrow’s *Flux & Flow* dives into everyday knowledge management: how to collect, organize, and connect what you learn to fuel creative growth.
Don’t miss it—subscribe now and take control of your ideas.
Flux and Flow: Your Weekly Guide to Creative Success & Clarity
Unlock creativity, boost productivity, and master knowledge management with Flux and Flow—your weekly guide to thriving in creative work.
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December 10, 2024 at 3:03 PM
Knowledge isn’t power—organized knowledge is.
Tomorrow’s *Flux & Flow* dives into everyday knowledge management: how to collect, organize, and connect what you learn to fuel creative growth.
Don’t miss it—subscribe now and take control of your ideas.
Tomorrow’s *Flux & Flow* dives into everyday knowledge management: how to collect, organize, and connect what you learn to fuel creative growth.
Don’t miss it—subscribe now and take control of your ideas.
Organized resources unlock creative potential.
Pick one tool (Notion, Evernote, etc.), group resources with clear labels, and spend 10 mins weekly to declutter.
Small, consistent steps save time and reduce stress.
What's your biggest tip or struggle with organizing resources?
Pick one tool (Notion, Evernote, etc.), group resources with clear labels, and spend 10 mins weekly to declutter.
Small, consistent steps save time and reduce stress.
What's your biggest tip or struggle with organizing resources?
December 9, 2024 at 5:50 PM
Organized resources unlock creative potential.
Pick one tool (Notion, Evernote, etc.), group resources with clear labels, and spend 10 mins weekly to declutter.
Small, consistent steps save time and reduce stress.
What's your biggest tip or struggle with organizing resources?
Pick one tool (Notion, Evernote, etc.), group resources with clear labels, and spend 10 mins weekly to declutter.
Small, consistent steps save time and reduce stress.
What's your biggest tip or struggle with organizing resources?
Your notes are failing you.
Arbitrary notes create clutter, not clarity.
Effective notes:
• Focus on one idea.
• Connect to what you know.
• Spark action or reflection.
When notes are building blocks—not storage bins—they unlock insights.
What’s your biggest note-taking challenge?
Arbitrary notes create clutter, not clarity.
Effective notes:
• Focus on one idea.
• Connect to what you know.
• Spark action or reflection.
When notes are building blocks—not storage bins—they unlock insights.
What’s your biggest note-taking challenge?
December 6, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Your notes are failing you.
Arbitrary notes create clutter, not clarity.
Effective notes:
• Focus on one idea.
• Connect to what you know.
• Spark action or reflection.
When notes are building blocks—not storage bins—they unlock insights.
What’s your biggest note-taking challenge?
Arbitrary notes create clutter, not clarity.
Effective notes:
• Focus on one idea.
• Connect to what you know.
• Spark action or reflection.
When notes are building blocks—not storage bins—they unlock insights.
What’s your biggest note-taking challenge?
In this week's issue of Flux & Flow, we explore how rest fuels your creative process and share actionable ways to make it a consistent part of your routine.
Because sometimes, slowing down is the most powerful way to move forward.
Because sometimes, slowing down is the most powerful way to move forward.
[Flux&Flow] Rest Isn’t a Luxury—It’s Essential for Your Creativity
Issue #14
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December 6, 2024 at 12:48 AM
In this week's issue of Flux & Flow, we explore how rest fuels your creative process and share actionable ways to make it a consistent part of your routine.
Because sometimes, slowing down is the most powerful way to move forward.
Because sometimes, slowing down is the most powerful way to move forward.
One of my favorite types of Youtube rabbit holes is finding old school footage of shows like this - https://buff.ly/4gnkNbg .
I am super grateful that this stuff is even available.
I am super grateful that this stuff is even available.
Devo Live in New York City, New York 1977/7/8 + 1977/7/9
Devo's back to back night performance at Max's Kansas City in New YorkJuly 8th:(mix of both early & late set)0:00 Smart Patrol/Mr.DNA7:37 Sloppy (I Saw My Ba...
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December 5, 2024 at 10:08 PM
One of my favorite types of Youtube rabbit holes is finding old school footage of shows like this - https://buff.ly/4gnkNbg .
I am super grateful that this stuff is even available.
I am super grateful that this stuff is even available.
Your knowledge management system doesn’t need to be perfect—it needs to evolve with you.
Start small. Practice often. Over time, you’ll not only organize info better but also learn to use it for intentional growth.
Start small. Practice often. Over time, you’ll not only organize info better but also learn to use it for intentional growth.
December 5, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Your knowledge management system doesn’t need to be perfect—it needs to evolve with you.
Start small. Practice often. Over time, you’ll not only organize info better but also learn to use it for intentional growth.
Start small. Practice often. Over time, you’ll not only organize info better but also learn to use it for intentional growth.
Tomorrow’s issue of Flux & Flow is all about intentional rest—why it’s essential for your creativity and focus, and how to embrace it without guilt.
You’ll find practical tips, resources, and a new perspective on rest as a tool for growth. Don’t miss it!
#creativity
You’ll find practical tips, resources, and a new perspective on rest as a tool for growth. Don’t miss it!
#creativity
Flux and Flow: Your Weekly Guide to Creative Success & Clarity
Unlock creativity, boost productivity, and master knowledge management with Flux and Flow—your weekly guide to thriving in creative work.
buff.ly
December 3, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Tomorrow’s issue of Flux & Flow is all about intentional rest—why it’s essential for your creativity and focus, and how to embrace it without guilt.
You’ll find practical tips, resources, and a new perspective on rest as a tool for growth. Don’t miss it!
#creativity
You’ll find practical tips, resources, and a new perspective on rest as a tool for growth. Don’t miss it!
#creativity
Without rest, we lose the clarity, creativity, and focus we need for meaningful work.
Rest isn’t a luxury—it’s essential.
See rest as an investment in your future self. Then, unapologetically schedule it like any other priority.
What’s one way you’ll prioritize rest this week?
Rest isn’t a luxury—it’s essential.
See rest as an investment in your future self. Then, unapologetically schedule it like any other priority.
What’s one way you’ll prioritize rest this week?
December 3, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Without rest, we lose the clarity, creativity, and focus we need for meaningful work.
Rest isn’t a luxury—it’s essential.
See rest as an investment in your future self. Then, unapologetically schedule it like any other priority.
What’s one way you’ll prioritize rest this week?
Rest isn’t a luxury—it’s essential.
See rest as an investment in your future self. Then, unapologetically schedule it like any other priority.
What’s one way you’ll prioritize rest this week?
Feeling stuck?
Katherine May’s concept of "wintering" reminds us that rest isn’t a luxury—it’s essential.
Growth needs cycles of recovery.
Take 10 minutes today to pause, breathe, and reflect. Your next breakthrough might depend on it.
Katherine May’s concept of "wintering" reminds us that rest isn’t a luxury—it’s essential.
Growth needs cycles of recovery.
Take 10 minutes today to pause, breathe, and reflect. Your next breakthrough might depend on it.
December 2, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Feeling stuck?
Katherine May’s concept of "wintering" reminds us that rest isn’t a luxury—it’s essential.
Growth needs cycles of recovery.
Take 10 minutes today to pause, breathe, and reflect. Your next breakthrough might depend on it.
Katherine May’s concept of "wintering" reminds us that rest isn’t a luxury—it’s essential.
Growth needs cycles of recovery.
Take 10 minutes today to pause, breathe, and reflect. Your next breakthrough might depend on it.
Clarity of direction is the creative’s secret weapon—not clarity of outcome or metrics.
The key?
Design your intentions: pick a core value, act on it, reflect, and adapt.
It’s not about predicting the future but aligning actions with values.
How do you balance clarity and creativity?
The key?
Design your intentions: pick a core value, act on it, reflect, and adapt.
It’s not about predicting the future but aligning actions with values.
How do you balance clarity and creativity?
November 20, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Clarity of direction is the creative’s secret weapon—not clarity of outcome or metrics.
The key?
Design your intentions: pick a core value, act on it, reflect, and adapt.
It’s not about predicting the future but aligning actions with values.
How do you balance clarity and creativity?
The key?
Design your intentions: pick a core value, act on it, reflect, and adapt.
It’s not about predicting the future but aligning actions with values.
How do you balance clarity and creativity?
Goals are rigid attempts to predict the future. Creative work thrives on flexibility and discovery. Intentions, not goals, align your actions with your values and open the door to exploration, risk-taking, and learning.
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Jeff Tyack on LinkedIn: Why “Set a Goal” is the Worst Advice for Creative Work
Goals are rigid…
Why “Set a Goal” is the Worst Advice for Creative Work
Goals are rigid attempts to predict the future.
Creative work?
If you can predict the results with…
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November 18, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Goals are rigid attempts to predict the future. Creative work thrives on flexibility and discovery. Intentions, not goals, align your actions with your values and open the door to exploration, risk-taking, and learning.
www.linkedin.com/posts/jeffty...
www.linkedin.com/posts/jeffty...
Spread the word about Books Unbanned.
"We invite individuals ages 13-21 to apply for a free BPL eCard, providing access to our full eBook/audiobook collection as well as our learning databases."
www.bklynlibrary.org/books-unbanned
They take donations too.
"We invite individuals ages 13-21 to apply for a free BPL eCard, providing access to our full eBook/audiobook collection as well as our learning databases."
www.bklynlibrary.org/books-unbanned
They take donations too.
Books Unbanned | Brooklyn Public Library
Recognizing Two Years of Books UnbannedIn April 2022, Brooklyn Public Library joined those fighting for the rights of teens nationwide to read what they like, discover themselves, and form their own o...
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November 15, 2024 at 1:05 AM
Spread the word about Books Unbanned.
"We invite individuals ages 13-21 to apply for a free BPL eCard, providing access to our full eBook/audiobook collection as well as our learning databases."
www.bklynlibrary.org/books-unbanned
They take donations too.
"We invite individuals ages 13-21 to apply for a free BPL eCard, providing access to our full eBook/audiobook collection as well as our learning databases."
www.bklynlibrary.org/books-unbanned
They take donations too.
Intentions are your inner compass—but only if you know how to use them.
Start with one core value, brainstorm behavior that manifests that value, and connect that behavior to a specific task.
Complete that task and repeat the process to build clarity and purpose.
What's your intention today?
Start with one core value, brainstorm behavior that manifests that value, and connect that behavior to a specific task.
Complete that task and repeat the process to build clarity and purpose.
What's your intention today?
November 13, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Intentions are your inner compass—but only if you know how to use them.
Start with one core value, brainstorm behavior that manifests that value, and connect that behavior to a specific task.
Complete that task and repeat the process to build clarity and purpose.
What's your intention today?
Start with one core value, brainstorm behavior that manifests that value, and connect that behavior to a specific task.
Complete that task and repeat the process to build clarity and purpose.
What's your intention today?