Author

Carl Phillips

@frictionlessliv

articles: 13
total claps: 427
top claps: 102
avg read: 2.1 min
paywalled: 12
active: 2020-07-06 → 2026-06-28

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LIT · Literature & Writing · 9 ✍️ · Writing & Creative · 7 🧘 · Spirituality · 7 PSY · Mental Health & Psychiatry · 5 🎮 · Gaming · 4 🚀 · Self Improvement · 2 ✨ · Lifestyle · General · 2 RAG · RAG & Retrieval · 1

Top tags

#mindset ·7 #mindfulness ·5 #writers-on-writing ·5 #writing ·5 #poetry ·4 #meditation ·4 #writing-tips ·4 #poetry-on-medium ·3 #writing-community ·3 #creative-writing ·3

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CA Carl Phillips · From the Desk of Carl Phillips

Bend Like Bamboo

Meditations of the Warrior

Mar 28, 2026 · 1 min read · 102 claps paywalled #mindset #meditation #warrior-spirit

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CA Carl Phillips · From the Desk of Carl Phillips

Searching for Signal Amongst the Noise

Focusing our writing on what matters most

Apr 04, 2026 · 2 min read · 81 claps paywalled #writing-community #writing #writing-tips

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CA Carl Phillips · From the Desk of Carl Phillips

22 Lessons Learned Writing

Face Your Fear; Step Into Your Best Work

May 16, 2026 · 4 min read · 62 claps paywalled #writing #writing-tips #writers-on-writing

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CA Carl Phillips · From the Desk of Carl Phillips

Non-Action & Action — Tips for the Writer

Unleash Your Words

May 19, 2026 · 1 min read · 59 claps paywalled #writing #creative-writing #writing-tips

Non-Action & Action — Tips for the Writer

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CA Carl Phillips · The Writer’s Paradise

Writers: 11 Tips to Help You Fill the Blank Page

Over the last 8 years, I’ve published hundreds of articles and 11 books (and counting). I’ve started my own blog and I’ve written on other…

Jul 06, 2020 · 8 min read · 45 claps #writing #writing-tips #writers-on-writing

Writers: 11 Tips to Help You Fill the Blank Page

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CA Carl Phillips · From the Desk of Carl Phillips

Busy: A Prison of Our Own Making

Escape the Tyranny of Busyness

May 30, 2026 · 2 min read · 33 claps paywalled #busy #busyness #lifestyle-design

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CA Carl Phillips · From the Desk of Carl Phillips

Zone of Control

Let Go & Find Freedom

May 02, 2026 · 1 min read · 32 claps paywalled #mindset #let-go #mindfulness

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CA Carl Phillips · The Writer’s Paradise

Write for the Web You Wish to Read

I read a wonderful book for writers and creatives by Patrick Rhone, Some Thoughts About Writing. I highly recommend it. It’s a concise…

Sep 22, 2020 · 3 min read · 7 claps paywalled #writers-on-writing #writing-community #writing

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CA Carl Phillips · From the Desk of Carl Phillips

Return to Yourself

Leverage the Peace Inside

Mar 21, 2026 · 1 min read · 5 claps paywalled #poetry #poem #poetry-community

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CA Carl Phillips · From the Desk of Carl Phillips

The Deeper the Pain

Mediations of the Warrior

May 25, 2026 · 1 min read · 1 claps paywalled #meditation #mindset #warrior-mindset

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CA Carl Phillips · From the Desk of Carl Phillips

Simplicity — A Path to Freedom

The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

Jun 28, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps paywalled #simplicity #simplify #mindset

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CA Carl Phillips · From the Desk of Carl Phillips

Stir Up the Fire Within

Meditations of the Warrior

Apr 25, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps paywalled #meditation #mindset #poetry

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CA Carl Phillips · From the Desk of Carl Phillips

A New Way

Signal through the Noise

Apr 15, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps paywalled #poetry #poetry-on-medium #poem