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Good and Beautiful Things

A Few Good and Beautiful Things

The world is a cesspool. Yep, I said it. There seems to be no end to the crap that’s going down everywhere you look. Just when you think it can’t… Read more »

Mental Health, Random Generalizations & Observations    beauty, good things, joy
Think About What You've Gained

Think About What You’ve Gained, Not What You’ve Lost

Covid isn’t going anywhere, no matter how much we might wish it were otherwise. This long, drawn out ordeal isn’t anywhere near over, and the toll it’s taking on us… Read more »

Mental Health, Random Generalizations & Observations    Covid, life, mental health, positive thinking
Write Like a Professional Athlete

Write Like a Professional Athlete

I love sports. (And yes, it’s been a sad six months in my household with no sports and the postponement of the Olympics due to Covid.) Tennis, basketball, football… You… Read more »

Writing Tips & Career Advice    career, goals, time, time management, writing
Relaxed Summer

My Most Relaxed Summer Since the 80’s

I will say this for the Covid pandemic: It has caused me to relax in ways I never anticipated. Now that I’ve adjusted to the changes in my life and… Read more »

Random Generalizations & Observations    80's, life, relax
Reading Police

The Reading Police Aren’t Coming for You

I know I shouldn’t laugh, but I can’t help it when I logon to reading-related social media and see posts from people who seem convinced that the reading police are… Read more »

Books, Reading, & Libraries, Using & Surviving Social Media    books, FOMO, peer pressure, reading, social media
Refuse to be stupid

Refuse to Be Stupid

It hasn’t escaped my notice that there seems to be a culture of anti-intellectualism brewing in the world. Certainly not everywhere, or in every person, but it’s becoming obvious that… Read more »

Education & Learning, Random Generalizations & Observations    anti-intellectualism, education, learning, stupidity
Menace

I Have to Write, or I Become a Menace to Society

This past weekend I finally got around to watching Where’d You Go Bernadette?, a movie about a formerly-famous architect who’s having a bit of a meltdown because her life is… Read more »

Mental Health, Writing Tips & Career Advice   
Read for Yourself

Read for Yourself, Not for Others

A depressing number of people learn to hate reading in school. Between having to write book reports or give presentations on material, and having to read boring and antiquated books,… Read more »

Books, Reading, & Libraries   
Productivity for Writers

Productivity for Writers Amid Covid-19

Productivity for writers is always a sticky subject, but never more so than amid this pandemic. We writers like to make tons of excuses for why our productivity is down…. Read more »

Productivity & Time Management, Writing Tips & Career Advice   
Try Not to Poison Your Brain

Try Not to Poison Your Brain. You’ll Need It Someday.

(Standard disclaimer: I’m not a doctor, so nothing here is genuine medical advice. See your doctor for that. I’m just a person with a brain who’s learned just how fragile… Read more »

Benefits of Play, Random Generalizations & Observations    brain health, depression, mental health, social media, TV

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