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And It’s a New Year

Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, creativity, Thoughts, Writers, writing on January 1, 2024| Leave a Comment »

“Action is the foundational key to all success.”
— Pablo Picasso

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*Photo by Mason Kimbarovsky on Unsplash*

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Visions of the Future

Posted in Science!, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, future, genre fiction, predictions, science fiction, Thoughts, Writers, writing on December 31, 2023| Leave a Comment »

For me, the end of a year is a great time to think about the future.

What did one of science fiction’s most acclaimed writers think about the future back in 1980, what’s changed, and which of his predictions have already come to pass?

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Drrp

Posted in Science!, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, fail, humans, Thoughts on December 29, 2023| Leave a Comment »

I prepped a post for yesterday and assumed I was all set, but didn’t actually get it scheduled into the correct slot. Drrp. So I’m posting an extra one today, and linking to a fascinating graphic on cognitive bias and the many (many) types of assumptions humans are prone to making.

Every Single Cognitive Bias in One Infographic

Science has shown that we tend to make all sorts of mental mistakes, called “cognitive biases”, that can affect both our thinking and actions. These biases can lead to us extrapolating information from the wrong sources, seeking to confirm existing beliefs, or failing to remember events the way they actually happened!

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Every One

Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, Thoughts on December 29, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Every person on this planet needs love, dignity, and purpose.
— Rich Paul

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Annoying but True

Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, Thoughts on December 27, 2023| Leave a Comment »

“If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?”
— John Wooden

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Merry Merry

Posted in Holidays, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, Christmas, Thoughts on December 25, 2023| Leave a Comment »

“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.”
― Charles Dickens

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The Strange Phenomenon That Is Saint Nick

Posted in Holidays, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, children, Christmas, creativity, science, Thoughts, Writers, writing on December 24, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Christmas Eve, when Santa is racing around the world distributing presents, seems like an excellent time to think back to the experience of the holiday as a young child. If Christmas was part of your family tradition, do you remember what it was like to believe in Santa Claus?

I do, and despite the ever-present pressures of reality, that sense of wonder is part of why I write.

Making Sense of Santa, as a Science Reporter and a Parent ‹ Literary Hub

“When I was a kid, did you try to get me to believe in Santa?” I recently asked my parents. My father, a mathematician, scoffed. “Of course not,” he said. “We told you he was a mythological being that represented generosity and good cheer.”

Still, every December, my mother hung stockings above the chimney with care. And every Christmas Eve, she made sure cookies were left on a festively decorated plate, as though she truly believed St. Nick would soon be there.

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This Is the Way

Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, creativity, inspiration, she should know, Thoughts, Writers, writing on December 22, 2023| Leave a Comment »

“My response to anything that happens, good or bad, is to keep making things. Keep making art.”
— Taylor Swift

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Know Your Limits (In a Good Way)

Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, art, creativity, fail better, failure, Thoughts, Writers, writing on December 21, 2023| Leave a Comment »

“You need to drop glass on the floor, get the burns, all those things. The real practice is in all the pieces that didn’t make it, the cliched blood, sweat and tears. You can’t know the limits of something unless you’ve failed.”
— Will Shakspeare, artisan glassblower

And you can still make something beautiful along the way.

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