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Friday Inspiration 464
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NEW YEAR, SAME DISCOUNT: Given that a lot of people like to use the beginning of the new year to try something new, we've decided to keep the $50/20 percent discount going on my How To Tell One Story online writing course for another nine days—if you're interested, here's the link, good through January 5th.
I think the comparison of smartphones/social media to cigarettes isn’t necessarily a new one, but this essay by Robbe Reddinger, using a scene of him lighting a cigarette at a party in 2010 and feeling very out of place, really captures it in a poignant way—how smoking gradually, then almost suddenly, became something we used to do.
I don’t know who needs this, or who has time to read the whole thing, but I appreciate all the thought and discussions that went into this enormous Ringer piece, The 30 Best Years Rappers Have Ever Had, Ranked
As a writer who has done a book tour in many venues that don’t sell books, I appreciate and am maybe a bit envious of Curtis Chin holding events in Chinese Restaurants, to promote and sell his book, “Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant.”[GIFT LINK]
When I heard about this Freeflow Institute course author Heather Hansman is facilitating on the White Rim at the end of March, I was a little envious because it’s such a great idea. And I have no doubt it will be awesome, based on a) Heather is rad and b) my experience biking the White Rim, which is the best kind of bikepacking light the way most people do it (like the Freeflow trip).
“I still love going out to eat, but I find there’s a level of disengagement that can come when dining out becomes the default mode of socializing. We’re just throwing down credit cards, waiting to be served. Potlucks, by comparison, require thought and active involvement. You don’t have to do the most or spend the most, but you do have to make some effort.”
—Bettina Makalintal, The Year I Embraced The Potluck
I will just warn you that if you have a problem with impulsively buying coffee table books, the photos in this piece, a sample from George Steinmetz’s book Feed the Planet, might cost you $60.
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Writer, artist, filmmaker, columnist for Outside Magazine. My newsletter about creativity, adventure, and enthusiasm goes out to 15,000+ subscribers every week.
Friday Inspiration 532 AS YOU MIGHT BE AWARE: I created an online writing course called How To Tell One Story, and every few months, I open up 25 spots. It is a do-it-at-your-own-pace, e-mail course, with 12 lessons delivered over the span of 6 weeks. Each email is a 3- to 5-minute read, with an illustration, a quick video, and a short writing exercise at the end. More than 225 people have now completed the course, and the next registration window is open as of this morning, so if you're...
Is It Just Music? As I clicked the “Buy It Now” button to spend $1500 on a semi-functional boom box, I heard my dad’s voice, saying two different things during my childhood: “A fool and his money are soon parted,” and “This is The Beatles.” I had literally just told Hilary in the kitchen maybe two minutes before that I was NOT going to buy this boom box that was 16.5 inches tall, 31 inches wide, was manufactured in 1988, and if not plugged into an electrical outlet, needed 20 D batteries to...
Friday Inspiration 531 IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A SIGN that you should say, “oh, what the hell, I’ll sign up for Brendan’s trail running and writing workshop in June,” this is it: We are re-opening our application until April 13 at midnight MST to fill two more spots. I can guarantee we’re going to have fun regardless, so you might as well join us for six days of digging into writing and storytelling, punctuated with mellow trail runs every day before lunch. Here’s the link to check it out. --...