current motivations
writingclasses.com • Kurt Vonnegut: 8 Basics of Creative Writing
Advice for big, daunting projects: do something right away. When a major project lands in your lap, perhaps with a deadline weeks or months away, make it your business to take some kind of concrete action on it as soon as you can, even if you won’t get to the majority of the work until later. The longer such a project sits on your plate without... See more
The Imperfectionist: Five short thoughts (plus upcoming US events)
Too many businesses don’t really understand that the core of their business is making people feel good. Whether it’s walking into a store or a restaurant, or being on an airplane, most people go through life hoping that good things will happen to them, and they return to businesses that make those things happen.
Alison Beard • Life’s Work: An Interview with Ruth Reichl
When you look back at the most fruitful moments of your life years from now, you’ll be surprised to discover how many of them unfolded amid a big loss or a crisis or in the face of a giant unknown.
Heather Havrilesky • Tolerating Unknowns Will Make You Stronger
“Every time you try to show how smart you are, your writing immediately gets worse.”
You're probably smarter than you think
Oliver Burkeman's Last Column: The Eight Secrets to a (Fairly) Fulfilled Life
theguardian.comtheguardian.com“Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.”
-Mary Oliver
-Mary Oliver