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Just Add Coffee

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Loved this warm nod from Samantha's beautiful Instagram world @everlasting.charm...
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Famous Journals: Gleaning Historical and Cultural Insight from Personal Notes

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Have you ever read the diary of a famous person? Anne Frank, Anaïs Nin, Captain Robert Scott, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, and British journalist and political aide Alastair Campbell are just a few well-known folk who have gifted us with their diaries. These direct glimpses into their inner lives, thoughts, and temptations not only quench our curiosity,...
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Customer Joy

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I feel very lucky to have a customer like Sallie Duncan. She wrote an effusive review of my product and shared her joy at finding it. I go back to read it from time to time just for the sheer energy she gives me as a product creator… "This. This is the most perfect,...
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Birth Of A Product

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Many people give lip service to the idea of customer-centered design. But how much do they interact with customers — asking questions and listening closely to the answers? In case you’re curious how my Explorer series of journals got started, here’s the story. Product One I was the customer for my first journal -- the Compass...
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9 Fantastic Reasons To Keep A Journal

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There are many benefits of journaling, an age-old tradition dating back to 10th Century Japan. Many people keep a diary, recording daily events and personal thoughts. There have been numerous famous journal writers over time, such as Anne Frank, Virginia Woolf and Samuel Pepys to name but a few. Various successful figures have kept journals,...
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