The twelve labors of Hercules were trifling in comparison with those which my neighbors have undertaken; for they were only twelve, and had an end; but I could never see that these men slew or captured any monster or finished any labor. Henry David Thoreau, Walden and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience With the …
Every day I try my best to dream tomorrow makes it better. // Then I wake up to the cold reality that not a thing has changed. // But it will happen. // Gonna let it happen. Paramore, Last Hope A bit of an extension from last week, keyed off as I end a weekend …
We must have a pie. Stress cannot exist in the presence of a pie. David Mamet, Boston Marriage – Acting Edition I often say that I know I’ve been an old man my whole life because nothing really makes me feel old. We bump into that all the time at our age it seems. Some …
Four days will quickly steep themselves in nights; Four nights will quickly dream away the time. William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream Sixty-Six goals in the month of October. At this moment, I’m sitting with fifty-three completed, which puts this month as my best completion percent since I started tracking. I like the sound of …
Quite moaning about fate and change // Stand up on your feet and rise // With every fall you get the pain, you get the less // Start now, open your eyes // … When you change yourself, you change the world. Gojira, Silvera A toast – to welcome fall and the shitshow that is …
People crave the familiar yet seek the novel. Allen Gannett, The Creative Curve: How to Develop the Right Idea at the Right Time It seems like every week I make some new discovery about my writing processes that is equal parts worthwhile and frustrating. This time around, it’s about how hopelessly drawn to new ideas …
You have as many options as you give yourself. Kasie West, The Distance Between Us Greetings, Dwellers. Today has provided a bit of a challenge in discerning a topic. Some of you may remember I had an outline of weekly topics for the entire year, and while yes, that’s still true, sometimes I lack the time …
Kill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler’s heart, kill your darlings. Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft I like to think there are two kinds of budding creatives: the ones that hate everything they make until they get to editing, and the ones that love …
Nah, it’ll be fine. The Critical Drinker I had an after work event on Thursday with the co-workers. In that event, I told them I was heading out a few minutes early because I’m a nerd and Final Fantasy 16 was dropping that day so I wanted to go pick it up. One of the …
Are you managing your energy well and using it for things that matter? Do you stop to recharge before you push yourself to critically low levels? Unplug to recharge. Susan C. Young I didn’t have the foresight to write something earlier in the week when there was actually time to think about things, so now …
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