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Craft 1 min read Eliza Marsh

Small tools, large effects

A good pen, a sharp knife, a quiet room. The tools that change a practice are rarely the expensive ones — they are the ones that get out of the way.

The pen

I used the same pen for four years before I noticed I was writing more. Not because the pen was magic, but because it had stopped being a decision. Every time you don’t have to choose, you have a little more attention to spend on the work.

The room

A quiet room is the most underrated tool I own. It costs nothing and improves everything.

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