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7 Lessons Learned from My Journey into Photography
As a writer, I see the world in words. The architect sees things differently than I do, as well as the designer, construction worker, and florist. My craft influences how I see my surroundings and the...
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There are two ways to (attempt to) teach someone a lesson. The “I told you so” approach is a common and easy one. Someone fails and then you amplify their shame in hopes that they will take your...
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What It Means to Find Your Community and How It Impacts Your Creativity
I grew most of my writing career quietly, in the suburbs of New Jersey, comfortably behind a screen. It never occurred to me that I wasn’t part of a community or that I needed one; community meant my...
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Human Being vs. Human Doing
Do you tend to act out of fear or out of love? It’s a question you may never choose to ask yourself because the answer feels too elusive (or too frightening to face). You might say “It depends,” but...
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One Year in NYC and Other Notes on Staying Sane
Photo by me “The true New Yorker,” said John Updike, “secretly believes that people living anywhere else have to be, in some sense, kidding.” Seeing the New York skyline from the hills of New Jersey...
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Change Your Scenery, Change Your Life
At the beginning of this year, my two friends Bobby and David invited me on their annual, month-long trip to Colorado. We would drive across country for four days, leaving from Brooklyn and arriving...
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Transferrable Creativity
Every one of us is creative. Whether you’re an engineer and you write really elegant code, or you’re a writer who researches and imagines and writes a book of fiction, or you’re a home cook who loves...
View ArticleThrashing
One of the most difficult patterns to accept in life is that there are ups and downs. When we’re down, it’s easy to spin out of control and subscribe to a negative mindset. We focus on what we want to...
View ArticleYour Work Is Influenced by the Story You Tell Yourself
It is human nature to tell stories. From Hamlet to The Hunger Games, narrative is the lifeblood of the human condition. To this end, knowing what you do professionally and how you do it is important,...
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4 Lessons I’ve Learned While Serving the CreativeMornings Community
In early 2016, I was freelancing and feeling the tensions of isolation, stagnation, and financial uncertainty. Can you resonate? I applied to over 30 companies in three months which resulted in two...
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