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155 - That There are Vampire Corgis in my Neighborhood
Today I noticed that there are two corgis on my block, but I only see them walked when it's dark out. Are they vampire corgis? Or is the owner a…
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154 - How Clear Things Get When You Stop for a While
Today I noticed that the best way to truly see the value of and best ways to do something is to stop doing that thing entirely for a while. When I…
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153 - That Stuff I Write Always Turns Out Better Than I Thought
Today I noticed that when I write a blog post, I sometimes think it will be incoherent or not that good, but when I'm at the end and read them fully…
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152 - That Mowing Embankments Defies Physics
Today I noticed that on expressways embankments, the grass appears to have been mowed almost vertically, or at least at extreme angles. I'd think the…
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151 - How It's Sometimes Okay to be a Complete Slacker
Today I noticed that sometimes, it's actually not best to "get to work and get it done." Sometimes, the drive to plow through work is counterproductive…
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150 - That Coughing is Just Scratching an Itch in Your Throat
Today I noticed that usually, coughing is nothing more than needing to scratch an itch in your throat, where fingers can't (or shouldn't!) reach. The…
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ODBC 013 - New Digs, Real Human Connection, and No Longer Ignoring the Rest of the World
NOTE TO CURRENT ODBC SUBSCRIBERS: We’ve moved to a new podcast feed! Follow the instructions here to set things up to listen to the ODBC in its new home…
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149 - How We Compound Our Own Misery
Today I noticed that the more often we check on something that's bothering us, the more daunting it seems. If we check on it less often, it might seem…
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148 - That Water Isn't Needed to Flush, Apparently
Today I noticed that at my gym, the urinals don't need water to flush. I don't understand how that works, but it does. The creative lesson I took from…
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147 - How Talented People Downplay Their Talents
Today I noticed that talented people often downplay or don't believe fully in their talents. The things they do that are extraordinary are ordinary to…
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146 - That I've Been Telling the Wrong Groups the Wrong Things
Today I noticed that I've been telling the wrong audiences about the wrong aspects of my business: telling the writers about my new books that only…
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Book-for-Authors drop for May 2024: The One With All the Writing Advice
Members get a free nonfiction eBook or audiobook or every month until I've run through all the "books for authors" I've got.
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