Builder. Writer. Systems thinker.

Personal Site Of David Mitchell.

Long-form essays, writing updates, MBA sketchnotes, and practical business resources live together.

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Current focus areas

Fiction and nonfiction

Monthly updates on novels, editing progress, and publishing experiments.

MBA Essentials

Sketchnotes and practical summaries designed to compress an MBA into something usable.

Business resources

Tools, frameworks, and notes for small business operators and technical leaders.

Writing

Projects in motion

Track current novels, nonfiction work, and the release cadence behind them.

Business

Useful over theoretical

Collected resources for operators, builders, and leaders working with limited time.

About

A broader profile

Technology, outdoors, leadership, family life, and the mix of interests behind the site.

Recent posts

Fresh thinking from the archive

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Trigger Your Habits

Triggers are a powerful way of kicking habits into high gear.

Free time

Having nothing to do can be one of the best places to be in.

Enjoy the simple things

Too often we are so focused on what we are trying to do that we forget about enjoying the journey.

Who's got the ball?

Making sure tasks are well defined is one of the key responsibilities of any leader.

What do you focus on?

Too often we are so focused on what we are trying to do that we forget about enjoying the journey.

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