You still have a manager when you’re working alone. And maybe, if you’re not consciously trying to be a good one, you accidentally become a bad one.
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In the first couple of years that I was writing seriously, I put my work in front of other people infrequently, and only to very small groups of people. The insecurity that struck me in those moments was small, and easy to manage. The stakes were low. But there came a point when the stakes
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I’ve decided to add a new blog feature, just to inject a little happiness into the world. Every month, I’m going to give you a few things that have brought me joy in recent weeks. Maybe you’ll love them, too. Maybe they’ll inspire you to find other joyful things more suited to your tastes and
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Y’all, January was a little bit difficult. No – none of the challenges above were particularly difficult to face. Each was pretty minor, taken on its own, and I consider myself lucky that I’m not struggling with the more serious health concerns or the kinds of financial struggles that so many other people are facing.
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Several years ago, a dear friend of mine gave me a life-changing gift in the form of a question: “What are you going to try first?” When I was younger, that question would have been terrifying. Back when I believed I would only have One Shot at the perfect life. When I was enough of
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With these words, I launch a blog, an endeavor which may seem hopelessly old-fashioned these days. It’s not even a new idea for me, personally. I’ve actually started three before this one, and thought about a couple of others. None of them lasted very long, and they weren’t very interesting, anyway. Why am I telling
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