Life Itself by Gerard Dawson

The embarrassing simple habit that has me sleeping better, waking up happy, and living with more energy

I spent too much of 2020–2025 staying up late, waking up groggy, and force-feeding my nervous system with anxiety-inducing data.

Dec 4, 2025 • Gerard Dawson

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November 2025

How to move forward when big changes disrupt your life

The often ignored third part of personal growth

Nov 21, 2025 • Gerard Dawson

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October 2025

Your industry may be dying (but that's okay)

There’s a new, uncrowded opportunity on the other side of massive change. But it won't be fast, easy, or clear how to take it.

Oct 31, 2025 • Gerard Dawson

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April 2024

3 reasons to be an early adopter (in your niche or industry)

Forget social proof and just try stuff. Let others follow you.

Apr 23, 2024 • Gerard Dawson

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Technology is a nostalgia machine

We see more of our pasts than ever. And it's just getting started. How do we deal?

Apr 18, 2024 • Gerard Dawson

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4 Lessons I Learned Moving from Marketing to Product

Since 2020, I’ve been a teacher, a copywriter, a marketer, and a product manager—change requires learning.

Apr 2, 2024 • Gerard Dawson

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December 2023

Home Alone: 3 Strategies for Remote Work Productivity (One Is Strange)

Let's forge a third way of work, leveraging the best of the office and home.

Dec 9, 2023 • Gerard Dawson

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Remote Work Parents: 15 Ways to Get Stuff Done While Kids Stay Safe and Occupied

I talked to dozens of WFH parents on LinkedIn and gathered their ideas here.

Dec 2, 2023 • Gerard Dawson

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May 2023

A grief response to disruption: 5 reactions to AI's impact on teaching

And what's missing from the conversation

May 8, 2023 • Gerard Dawson

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Minimum Viable Messaging (Paid Subscribers)

Download link for the guide

May 1, 2023 • Gerard Dawson

March 2023

How will elementary educators use AI to make their job easier? They told me. I'll tell you.

No doom and gloom fears of plagiarism to report here

Mar 10, 2023 • Gerard Dawson

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February 2023

What issues in education are trending across each state?

An interesting discussion with educators and industry pros

Feb 24, 2023 • Gerard Dawson

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