Questions To Ask While You Edit Your Writing The real magic of writing is in the editing. Flawless grammar and beautiful word choice don’t just flow onto the page with perfect ease; they’re hard work, and most of their substance is added after the first draft has been completed. So if you want to reach […]
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You can tell a lot about a person by their YouTube history. I’m sure we all have our share of favorite YouTubers, from inspirations to entertainment to guilty pleasures. Today, I decided to share a few of the channels I regularly tune in to, for various reasons. For this list, I decided to focus on
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How would you describe your dream job? For many, it’s doing something they love and getting paid for it. In order to reach this goal, you might decide to monetize your hobby (or hobbies) so as to gain income from something you would do anyway because you love it. Earning money from a hobby does
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Several weeks ago, I wrote about some of my favorite lists that I have made and used time and time again. This week, I decided to revisit that topic and discuss some other useful list ideas. 1. What To Do When I Feel… This is a useful reference for when you aren’t feeling your best.
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How To Beat Both Procrastination & Perfectionism In our paths to better ourselves, many of us wrestle with perfectionism and/or procrastination. In my own battle against both, I’ve found an interesting relationship between them. Perfectionism, at least in my experience, often causes procrastination. The fear of getting something wrong causes us to put the project
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Journaling Strategies to Write Every Day See the end of this post for one month of free journal prompts! Since I was very little, I’ve kept diaries and journals on and off to record both events happening around me and my personal thoughts. But, much as I wanted to write every day, consistency was not
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I’m very much a list person. Lists strike that perfect balance between organizing my thoughts into a logical flow and having the freedom to get those thoughts out of my head with minimal effort. A list doesn’t have to have perfect grammar or structure, yet it’s still structured enough to give me clarity on whatever
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Simplify To Improve Every Area of Your Life (See the end of this post for a FREE PDF download: 15 Ways to Simplify Your Life) “It’s not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential.” Bruce Lee When writing a poem or story, it’s often best to start by putting everything down
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This past decade was the first of my adult life, and as such was characterized by change and growth. If you had asked the Kristine of 2010 what she expected her life to be like in 2020, she could not have even imagined many of the turns that these ten years have taken. During that
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