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Waking early should feel natural instead of forceful
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Accept that you are already a failure
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No writer should publish their first book before they turn 30
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Happy endings should be made possible only by misery
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The best endings contain a bit of mystery
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Procrastination can protect you
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Your PKM system shouldn't be frictionless
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Social media algorithms are changing how books are written
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Creative work requires interlocutors
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Pop culture is palliative culture
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Tumblr is good because it feels private instead of performative
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Writing fiction requires a new approach to personal knowledge management
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A short story should end when it comes back to life
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The roommate relationship is highly friable
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The content of art is different from its subject
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Music's power is in wordless storytelling
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Communication is still the best tool for augmenting your intelligence
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Read for difference over similarity
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No is a synonym for not yet
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Have a light website and a dark website
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A good essay seeks to convince rather than persuade
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Most online media critique is box-ticking
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Writer's block is a failure of authority
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The only real way to improve your writing is to write more
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Building good habits feels like becoming boring
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Don't give 100 percent to your day job
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Every music lover should play an instrument
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All celebrities are in the closet