Tag: independent writing
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Pullups
Many of us have experienced that dreaded moment: when you step up to the bar in gym class and are asked to do as many of that terrible exercise as possible. Pullups. I have not heard of many exercises that people do not like as much as that one. Yet, I also hear that it…
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Happiness in a Vice
I don’t smoke. I’ve never tried drugs. I’ve nearly cut sugar from my diet. I’ve dramatically cut back on my caffeine intake. There is a list of things that I have been cutting from my life for various reasons. Some are in the name of being more productive, to lead to happiness elsewhere, such as…
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Learning to Trust Instinct
Guts are to be listened to! I am never going to learn that. Even as I continue to be presented with example after example of when I should’ve trusted my guts, my instinct, I still second guess myself. Same is true with my writing. This manifests itself in two realms: Completing a project – the…
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…from vacation
Over the last 10 days I was on vacation. My family had travelled to Philadelphia to see the rest of our families. Now during that time one could expect that I would have plenty of time to write, but that just wasn’t the case. In fact, I didn’t get much time for anything of any…