Post Overview
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Analysis
6 years ago+22 22 0The shorter your sleep, the shorter your life: the new sleep science
Leading neuroscientist Matthew Walker on why sleep deprivation is increasing our risk of cancer, heart attack and Alzheimer’s – and what you can do about it
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Current Event
6 years ago+52 52 0 x 1Nerve implant 'restores consciousness' to man in vegetative state
Stimulation of the vagus nerve allows patient who has been in a vegetative state for 15 years to track objects with his eyes and respond to simple requests.
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Expression
6 years ago+17 17 0Overcoming Writers Block: The Joy Of Fighting For Our Words
A few years back I was struggling with with a bad case of writers block. I’m sure many of you know what I mean. Just can’t get the words out. Nothing in your mind. You try everything, to find words and rediscover that habit…but nothing comes. And in ...
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How-to
6 years ago+9 9 0How To Improve Your Writing With A Circle Of 6 Questions
A writer’s job is to bring order to chaos. It’s our duty to descend into the cluttered world of ideas and then structure whatever insight we manage to wring from its hands. Therefore, writing is by definition a messy process. The goal of this post is ...
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Expression
6 years ago+13 13 0These 5 musings can finally break your writer’s block!
I’ve been hitting a cold hard wall a few days straight now. Creativity-wise. At times like these, inspiration is always the hardest friend to find. I tried everything. I read articles on inspiration, listened to “California Love” on a loop (which is ...
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Expression
6 years ago+15 15 0An Amazing Secret That Will Make Your Writing Exciting
And this is pervasive throughout some of our greatest stories, fairy tales, and myths.
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Expression
6 years ago+12 12 0Are You A Good Writer or Bad One? Here’s The Difference.
The difference between good writers and bad writers has little to do with skill. It has to do with perseverance. Bad writers quit. Good writers keep going. That’s all there is to it.
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Expression
6 years ago+13 13 0On Days You Just Don’t Feel Like It
This morning, I woke up at 5am and turned coffee on. I sat there in silence for a few as it brewed, as I usually do. Typically I use that time to see the day I have in front of me, to mentally lay out what I’d like to do with it. Shortly there after, ...
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Expression
6 years ago+23 23 0The Psychological Benefits of Writing Regularly
When you attempt to envision a writer, I imagine many of you see a quirky recluse, hunched over a desk in some cabin, crumpled paper strewn about as they obsessively work on the next great American novel. But writing is so much more. Prose is thought ...
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Expression
6 years ago+16 16 0The Art Of The Re-Start
I get it. You have to fail your way to success. That’s what everybody out there says. But what they usually don’t tell you is how you’re going to feel after each failure. How every single time you fail at something it’s like a piece inside of you is ...
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Analysis
6 years ago+11 11 0Survey suggests more than 1,000 UK bloggers think it is not important to declare sponsored posts
The statistic, revealed in a survey of bloggers by the media directory provider Vuelio, suggests that hundreds of website writers in the UK may be flouting Advertising Standards Association guidelines.
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Expression
6 years ago+17 17 0Don’t Worry About Being the Best. Worry About Being the Best at Getting Better.
Focus on the process and you’ll end up with the best results
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Review
6 years ago+4 4 06 Free And Simple Blogging Tools You'll Want to Actually Use
If you're sick of apps and tools that make writing even MORE time-consuming, these freebies are about to become your new faves.
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Analysis
6 years ago+46 46 0 x 1Alcoholism epidemic: More than 1 in 8 Americans are now alcoholics
Alcoholism has risen 49% in the US in just 11 years, national surveys find.
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Expression
6 years ago+8 8 0Blogging While Dissociated
Stigma is a prefabricated negative assessment of a class of people based on lies. Internalized stigma destroys self-confidence and self-esteem. People who believe they are unworthy expect less and accept less. Do I feel shame over my illness? Sur ...
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Analysis
6 years ago+23 23 0This Is How Your Fear and Outrage Are Being Sold for Profit
The story of how one metric has changed the way you see the world
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Analysis
6 years ago+16 16 0Elderly Drivers Are Wreaking Havoc on Japan's Roads
As Japan’s population continues to age, more and more older drivers are behind the wheel.
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Expression
6 years ago+16 16 0I Wrote Every Day, Just Like Everyone Else. Here's What I Didn't Learn
I realise this is the place where wise, productive writers come to share their advice. Make no mistake: I’m not one of them. If you want to learn from someone who has achieved productivity, success and, dare I say, enlightenment as an artist, there a ...
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Expression
6 years ago+3 4 1Why I Think Social Media Is For Branding and Engagement, Not Traffic or Revenue
I believe businesses will no longer join social media for traffic or revenue, but for brand building and engagement. Here's why.
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Analysis
6 years ago+8 8 0Side hustles are the new norm. Here’s how much they really pay.
Nearly 1 in 4 Americans now earns money from the digital ‘platform economy’.