An A-Z checklist for 2018

From reading more books to unsubscribing, CR columnist Daniel Benneworth-Gray presents a checklist to prepare you for the year ahead – as part of our New Year New You series of articles on how to kickstart your work life and creativity in 2018

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Happy new year! The cheeseboard is bare, the Baileys has run dry, and auld acquaintance be forgot – time to get back to work.

Before throwing yourself straight into it, now would be a good time to pause and reflect on how and where and why you do what you do. Behold, an A to Z checklist of all the things you need to get 2018 off to a good start.

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