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stop trying to write something meaningful (opens the original)
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During university, I wrote 30-page papers on topics that absolutely did not provide the necessary breeding ground for that kind of intellectual depth. At work, I prepare management summaries that serve as important decision-making tools for the company. When I write a birthday card, I never do so without including some deeply meaningful wish for the birthday person’s next year of life.And on Substack? I write guides, opinion essays, and observations with an important message. Take this very arti
50 writing prompts for people who think their life is too boring to write about (part 2) (opens the original)
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This is part 2 of my writing-prompts-for-people-who-think-their-life-is-too-boring-to-write-about-series since ya’ll loved the writing prompts from Part 1 (also I loveeee coming up with these so it’s a win win situation here). Enjoy!In my essay about short form writing, I argued that many of us have made writing far too complicated for ourselves.Somewhere along the way, we collectively decided
Personal Column #26: The Last Person in the Office. (opens the original)
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It was 8 p.m. on a Wednesday evening when I was about to make my way home as the last living soul in the entire office complex.Being the last person in the office comes with certain inconveniences.For example, the burden of various office-related responsibilities.The last person starts the dishwasher, the last person closes all the windows, the last person makes sure that the door is really, really locked and that absolutely, really, really no one is going to break in that night.The only thing t
what i learned after one year on substack (opens the original)
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Last summer, I heard about Substack for the first time. Shortly afterwards, I published the first article on my publication. Here’s what I’ve observed, tested, and learned during one year on Substack.Disclaimer: I am not a Substack coach, and I’m not planning to become one. Everything that follows is based on my own experiences and therefore does not represent the ultimate blueprint. If you’d like to learn more about Substack, I recommend checking out Ditch the Templates or Petal &a
The internet has made writers obsessed with becoming writers instead of writing (opens the original)
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It’s a Saturday in Hamburg. I’m sitting in a café, drinking an oat milk cappuccino. In front of me lies a ridiculously expensive leather notebook, inside of which sits an equally ridiculously expensive notebook, in which I’m writing these lines with an embarrassingly expensive pen. My AirPods are playing the playlist “writer aesthetic playlist.”<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6HtM!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsu
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