Posted in Other, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, creativity, curiosity, inspiration, nerds, Thoughts, Writers, writing on September 8, 2026| 1 Comment »
“Because nerds like us are allowed to be unironically enthusiastic about stuff… Nerds are allowed to love stuff, like jump-up-and-down-in-the-chair-can’t-control-yourself love it. Hank, when people call people nerds, mostly what they’re saying is ‘you like stuff.’ Which is just not a good insult at all. Like, ‘you are too enthusiastic about the miracle of human consciousness’.” ― John Green
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Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, advice, creativity, curiosity, prognostication, Thoughts, Writers, writing on August 25, 2026| Leave a Comment »
“…I guess what I’d say is that the best way to predict the future is just observe very closely the present. So it’s close observation of what’s going on in at a moment. And it’s also, the other thing is being interested in the thing you’re interested in rather than the thing everybody’s talking about… that’s good because it means that it’s gonna be fresh and different.” — Michael Lewis
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Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2026, creativity, curiosity, inspiration, Thoughts, universe, Writers on August 8, 2026| Leave a Comment »
“We ought to view ourselves with the same curiosity and openness with which we study a tree, the sky or a thought, because we too are linked to the entire universe.” — Henri Matisse
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Posted in Other, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, creativity, curiosity, failure, grace, humility, inspiration, integrity, knowledge, public libraries, Thoughts on March 28, 2025| 1 Comment »
“I don’t know” is not an admission of ignorance. It’s an expression of intellectual humility.
“I was wrong” is not a confession of failure. It’s a display of intellectual integrity.
“I don’t understand” is not a sign of stupidity. It’s a catalyst for intellectual curiosity.
— Adam Grant
And since we’re talking about knowledge and how to gain it, let’s hear it for libraries!
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Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, creativity, curiosity, Fiction, inspiration, Writers, writing, WritingResearch on December 20, 2023| Leave a Comment »
If you’ve ever wondered what it was like to be someone else, either because you need background for a character or because some days, daydreaming about a different life is all that’s standing between you and a very impolitic email to your boss, this podcast may interest you!
Curious what it would be like to walk in someone else’s (work) shoes? Join New York Times bestselling author Dan Heath as he explores the world of work, one profession at a time, and interviews people who love what they do. What does a couples therapist think when a friend asks for relationship advice? What happens if a welder fails to wear safety glasses? What can get a stadium beer vendor fired? If you’ve ever met someone whose work you were curious about, and you had 100 nosy questions but were too polite to ask … well, this is the show for you.
Today’s episode? What it’s like to be A Professional Santa Claus.
You know you want to know!
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