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The Job Search: You’re Not The Customer

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“I’m tired of the dehumanizing, violent slog of the job search,” a friend said to me.  Those words made me put on my career coach cap, which I haven’t worn in awhile.

Why is the job search such a pain for people?  Sometimes the job search is degrading and dehumanizing in a way that some, like my friend, can consider psychologically violen...

Media Opinions: Personal or Personal and Universal?

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For too many people, media discussions are frustrating because they become conflicts. What should be an exchange of thought becomes a war of ideas and regretful exchanges. We all know someone reluctant to discuss media opinions – we may be that person.

I constantly have conversations about this “battle of opinions” with friends, and our n...

Steve’s Update 6/26/2022

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“Think Agile, Write Better”: Writing away despite interruptions, and it’s looking really good – though I need more uninterrupted time. There’s a tone and style shift to make it “usefulness dense, language light” so it’s an informative but breezy read.

The Seventh Sanctum rewrite: Interruptions set me back a week or so, so I’m going to try...

The Unsolid Self of Creative Works

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Please note this column includes very limited, basic discussion of some spiritual beliefs. I do not go into fine details as it would distract from my core exploration and involve various interpretations over the centuries.  More may be coming.

Serdar and I often inspire blog posts for each other and today is no different. He posted on how...

Horrible Enough, Done Enough, Enough to Learn

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We’ve all had a writing or other creative project we want to abandon. Now in some cases, it’s a good idea, but I wish to suggest you may want to finish that awful thing. There’s a value in finishing work because then you can learn from it.

When you finish something, as flawed as it may be, it is a complete product. That gives you enough i...

It’s Not the Genre, It’s The Originality

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I encountered this delightful quote from the author of cookie clicker, aka Ortiel42:

indie games: what if you were a little fly. what if a sentient locomotive was after you. what if you tidied up a house. what if you were a bear who runs a B&B

AAA games: what if u had a gun

As a fan of indie games, I felt this tweet.  AAA games of...

Ideas For Political Activism!

OK folks, the world is in a tough spot, the US midterms are coming, and you want to get active.  So here’s a bunch of places to go!  I’ve starred my favorites and I hope to add to this the more I discover.

General Activism and Pro Democracy

* DemCast – Communications-heavy activism!  Great for writers and users of social media.* Indivisible Team – A pro-democracy, broad activist group.  Well worth joining.* Movement Labs – Text bank for easy, fast activism!  Well worth signing up for.Popul...

Making No Choice In An Age Of Many

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How do you make your media choices?  As Serdar notes in an excellent column, choices are complicated; we often have so many we play it safe.  A thousand movies present options so overwhelming we go with a sequel.  The next One Piece episode will deliver something you liked ten episodes ago.  Choice makes us flee to safety too often – and our...

Steve’s Update 6/13/2022

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“Think Agile, Write Better”:  Is in progress as you saw!  I’m writing away, though it’s not as fast as I’d like to due to that style change.  I’m going to try to get out out ASAP either way to get feedback – that’s a hint, by the way.

The Seventh Sanctum rewrite: I completed the final test launches and am ready to go!  So now just some fi...

A Schedule Isn’t A Personality

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.My next book, “Think Agile, Write Better,” is about changing how we writers think about work.  There are many writing systems out there (even Agile ones), but they don’t always change your mindset.  Ticking off check boxes and statuses doesn’t mean you grow.

While outlining the book, my mind turned to the subject of schedules.  Many writ...