There’s a part of writing that’s generously difficult—giving and taking criticism. It can be very difficult to give criticism. You have to employ tact. Unless you’re slightly sociopathic, you want to employ tact. You have to employ specifics, and that without going over the top with your criticism. You don’t want to break the writer. …
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Questions for Friends
Questions to get to know your friends: What’s your favorite color? What’s your favorite movie? What’s your favorite food? What do you plan on doing after you graduate from high school? What did you do right after graduation? How many children do you want to have when you get married and be a suburban clone? …
Pets on Skateboards
Threw my one-legged dog in the pannier on the back of my bike. We were going out for one of our rides. He loves to go along with me. I know his emotions because they show on his face—and in his tail. I don’t read his mind. I’m not a dog-mind reader. I just …
Dichotomies are Enemies?
To present it simply, dichotomizing is the practice of trying to divide the human race into two categories. If you try to separate the human race into two distinct groups, you’re dichotomizing. You’ve heard it before. Someone says, “There are two kinds of people in this world: ______________and_____________.” Fill in the blanks with the current …
Patience and Regrets
“I won’t wait ’til tomorrow.” Is there anything wrong with this policy of life? Oh right. There’s the problem of being unprepared. Add to that the problem of being naive. And then there’s the problem of timing. Each of these can be compounding problems. If you’re unprepared, it means you don’t have the necessary tools …
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