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Dan Lyons

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I grew up in Massachusetts, went to University of Michigan for an MFA in Creative Writing. That's where I started writing seriously. My first book was a collection of short stories, followed by two novels. Then I switched to non-fiction. I've been a journalist for most of my career. My wife and I have two teenage kids and we live in the suburbs of Boston. ...more

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Dan Lyons In the early days of the pandemic lockdown in 2020, I took stock of my life and some of my bigger mistakes, and realized that all of them, in one way …moreIn the early days of the pandemic lockdown in 2020, I took stock of my life and some of my bigger mistakes, and realized that all of them, in one way or another, could have been avoided if I had just STFU. Every big problem in my life was caused by me saying something that I didn't need to. So I set out to learn how to STFU. There are no courses. So I had to teach myself.(less)
Dan Lyons Don't wait for the world to give you permission. Just write, write and write, until the world can't ignore you.…moreDon't wait for the world to give you permission. Just write, write and write, until the world can't ignore you.(less)
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“Researchers have found that doing something boring makes people more creative. They suspect it might be because the brain, when bored, goes looking for things to do. It feels unsatisfied, so it goes into Search mode. Thanks to smartphones, we can keep ourselves from ever being bored. There’s always a distraction. But that distraction is unproductive. Our brains become occupied with empty activity, which leaves no room for daydreaming or creative thinking.”
Dan Lyons, STFU: The Power of Keeping Your Mouth Shut in an Endlessly Noisy World

“it’s all about slowing down, speaking with intention, letting other people speak, asking good questions, and then really listening to the response.”
Dan Lyons, STFU: The Power of Keeping Your Mouth Shut in an Endlessly Noisy World

“Silicon Valley now aims to remake the notion of the corporation itself, by inventing radical new ideas about how to build and manage companies. Unfortunately, many of their ideas are terrible.”
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