“Whether it’s money, grades, promotions, popularity, attention, or just plain material things we want, scientists agree: seeking out external rewards is a sure path to sabotaging our own happiness.”
― Jane McGonigal
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Posts Tagged ‘#365Ways’
If You’re a Unicorn, Be a Unicorn
Posted in Other, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, creativity, inspiration, Thoughts on December 20, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Dear Day Job: You’re Welcome
Posted in Science!, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, creativity, fun, haiku, poetry, Writers, writing on December 19, 2024| Leave a Comment »
I spent a non-zero amount of time today writing out-of-office poetry. Because the holidays need more fun:)
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Crawling, but Still Looking at the Sky
Posted in Science!, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, inspiration, space, tedium of, Thoughts on December 18, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Between work and vaccine side effects and more work, today feels a little tedious. Time is crawling, and it feels like everything is taking a very looooong time.
What better day to remind myself that it could be much much worse? (Seriously, how many movies would I have to watch to fill the time it takes to get to Mars?)
If the Moon Were Only 1 Pixel – A tediously accurate map of the solar system
That does actually make me feel better.
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Speculative Cartography
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, cartography, genre fiction, maps, tools, Writers, writing on December 17, 2024| Leave a Comment »
I like maps. If you do too, and you are the sort of person who creates worlds that need maps (looking at you, authors!), this might be the tool for you.
Inkarnate – Create Fantasy Maps Online
Turn your ideas into incredible fantasy maps with Inkarnate’s easy-to-use online map-making platform.
Ideal for Game Masters, Fantasy Authors and Map Enthusiasts.
No affiliation, it’s just a site I found when looking for a good mapmaking tool for casual cartographers. The free plan includes several hundred art assets and as many as ten maps for personal use. Need more because your imagination just can’t be stopped? For $25 a year you get thousands of assets, high-resolution exports, a commercial license, and can make up to 2,000 maps. Which seems like a lot, even to me.
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Some (Mon)days
Posted in Science!, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, #HollowEarthIsntAsCoolAsThis, geology, ideas, inspiration, science on December 16, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Some (Mon)days you might just want to get away. Or maybe you’re just a huge fan of that classique of modern cinema, The Core.
What If You Just Keep Digging? – YouTube
Have you ever thought, “what if I just dug a really really deep hole?”
Well, the USSR actually did. The hole they dug is deeper than the deepest part of the ocean. It’s deeper than Mt. Everest is tall! They began digging it in the 1970s as part of a space race, but down. The United States only got to 600 ft before pulling funding. But the USSR kept going for 20 years. They made it about a third of the way through the Earth’s crust and then STOPPED.
But what if… you just… kept… digging?
If you dug a hole to the center of the Earth, what would you find? What would happen to you? And what does our newest tech tell us is REALLY down below your feet?
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Advent in Spaaaaaaaace!
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, advent, NASA, photography, space, space magic, Thoughts on December 15, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Today, a public service announcement: The Atlantic is doing a special advent calendar, in spaaaaaaace!
I mean, technically everything we humans do is “in space” because Earth is in space, but this is a little different:
2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar – The Atlantic
…the 17th annual Space Telescope Advent Calendar, featuring remarkable images from both NASA’s Hubble telescope and James Webb Space Telescope. Every day until Wednesday, December 25, this page will present a new, incredible image of our universe from one of these two telescopes. Be sure to come back every day until Christmas…
Enjoy!
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Be the Tortoise
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, inspiration, quotes, Thoughts, Writers, writing on December 14, 2024| Leave a Comment »
“I deal with writer’s block by lowering my expectations. I think the trouble starts when you sit down to write and imagine that you will achieve something magical and magnificent—and when you don’t, panic sets in. The solution is never to sit down and imagine that you will achieve something magical and magnificent. I write a little bit, almost every day, and if it results in two or three or (on a good day) four good paragraphs, I consider myself a lucky man. Never try to be the hare. All hail the tortoise.”
— Malcolm Gladwell
If you can do more, great, but either way, keep going. You’ve got this.
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Cloudy With A Chance of Meteors
Posted in Science!, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, astronomy, beauty, inspiration, meteor shower, nature, space on December 12, 2024| Leave a Comment »
If you happen to live in a place that will have clear skies tonight (or tomorrow), rejoice! It is time for that highlight of the annual meteor shower cycle, the Geminids.
Geminids meteor shower: What to know, viewing tips – NPR
The Geminids, which are bright and have a yellow hue, are considered one of the best and most reliable annual meteor showers, when at least 120 meteors are usually seen per hour during its peak, NASA says.
The Geminid meteor shower peaks in the middle of December, with the most activity this year expected late Friday and into early Saturday, according to NASA.
Alas, we expect snow and clouds here tonight, but I’m happy knowing that you, dear reader, might have a chance to see one of the most spectacular shows in the solar system.
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Except Art
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, art, creativity, Thoughts, Writers, writing on December 11, 2024| Leave a Comment »
The point of being alive is that we know it’s limited, and there’s no magic, no rabbit up your sleeve that you can pull.
— Tilda Swinton
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Best Rejection
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, genre fiction, rejections, submissions, Writers, writing on December 10, 2024| 2 Comments »
It’s perhaps a funny thing to celebrate but if you’re a writer this may strike a chord.
My email this morning contained a rejection, and it’s had me smiling all day.
Apex Magazine put out a call for flash fiction about memory, and I happened to have a flash piece on memory.
I submitted.
They responded.
With rejection, yes, but it was a personal rejection with phrases like “this is beautifully written” and “hope to read something from you in the future.”
I’ll take that:)
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