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Not so long ago, bloggers used social media to share their posts and build audiences. While social media is unlikely to go away any time soon, people do seem to be falling out of love with it, if for no other reason than most of the mainstream social platforms (Facebook,
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I’m on the verge of finishing my absurdist comedy novella, which will become my longest completed writing project. When it’s all said and done, I’ll most likely have enjoyed the process far more than the finished product. Because this pending novella will become my longest work, I’
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In an attempt to reverse its falling stock price, Southwest Airlines announced it will start assigning seats to its passengers. Congratulations, Southwest—you just became indistinguishable from every other airline! Writers would be smart to question adopting every piece of writing advice they hear so as not to become the
Perspective as a service
If you’ve found a certain tool or service that works for you and makes your life better, COOL—then keep using that thing. This advice applies to AI, Notion, Obsidian, TikTok, WHATEVER. If your tool of choice is a net benefit, then keep on keepin’ on. But please don’
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As I’m writing this post, I’m juggling three longform writing projects: * An absurdist comedy novella * A vampire hunting novel * A literary novel about fatherhood The literary novel is the only one I can imagine publishing. The vampire story is so far outside what I typically write. I’ll
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No business stands on its own. Every business is dependent on something else in some way; the question is to what degree, and how stable is that dependency? Transportation companies are dependent on highways and railroads and open waterways and skies. A coffee shop may be dependent on the attractions
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Over the last few months, I’ve been asking myself if I’ve been turning into a Communist, as certain aspects of capitalism have had me seeing red. So many parts of the capitalist system feel broken, especially when companies lay off thousands of workers, only to then perform stock
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Since OpenAI released ChatGPT to the masses, there’s plenty of debate over where and when AI can replace human workers. But I think this debate misses a crucial point. If AI can replace a human worker for a specific job function, why is that? Is it because the job
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So you wanna read more. Maybe you’re trying to unplug more often. Or maybe you read a blog post about leadership and bought into the old adage that leaders read. Whatever the case, you want to get your face in more books and digital content worth following. But money’
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In the autobiography The Life of Frederick Douglass, the author takes an interesting view on slavery when he argues that when otherwise good people become slaveowners, they can’t help becoming monsters. Douglass takes a compassionate view of the villains. It’s not always that bad people become slaveowners–but
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I’ll always appreciate the MobiScribe Wave as being the device that proved an e-ink tablet has a place in my life, but after nearly five months of use, I’ve realized I can’t recommend the Wave to others. Or, perhaps more accurately, I can recommend it only with
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All too often, we contemplate how we want to succeed. What would you do if you knew you were destined to succeed? Go do that. So the wisdom goes. But sometimes it pays to look at the other end of the spectrum. What if your venture is doomed to fail?