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Romanticizing the Reader

By Diane Ackerman — 2015

The best thing about a book tour is meeting your imagined readers, staring into their lamplit faces, hearing a little about their lives and, for a slender moment anyway, feeling the reciprocity of your trade.

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I Have a Serious Physical Disability, but the Biggest Daily Challenges Are with My Mindset

The ongoing dialogue I have with my own perspective and emotions is the biggest job I’ve ever undertaken. Exploring this internal give-and-take forces me to grow in surprising ways.

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Carolyn Dalton, Quora
2017
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Taking the Shock Out of Culture Shock: Helping Students Navigate Transitions, Part Two

Culture shock is deeply personal; its effects on body and mind vary. Some might feel lonely and homesick, while others feel frustration over how things work in the new place.

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Inga Ackerman
2022
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How to Care Less About Work

As we peer around the corner of the pandemic, let’s talk about what we want to do—and not do—with the rest of our lives.

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Charlie Warzel and Anne Helen Petersen
2021
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What Does it Mean to Be Creative at the End of the World?

A few months and many deaths ago, I woke up exhausted, again. Every morning, I felt like I was rebuilding myself from the ground up. Waking up was hard. Getting to my desk to write was hard. Taking care of my body was hard. Remembering the point of it all was hard.

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Saeed Jones
2021
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What to Do If You Don’t Know Who You Are

If you ever find yourself thinking “I don’t know who I am,” you might wonder why you might feel this way and what you can do to change that.

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Kendra Cherry
2021
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What Is an Identity Crisis?

An identity crisis is a developmental event that involves a person questioning their sense of self or place in the world.

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Kendra Cherry
2021
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Identity Crisis: Discover Your Identity

Whether you’re questioning your identity or just haven’t taken the time to develop your own identity to begin with, getting to know you is an important part of living a full and happy life. Here are some helpful tips to get to know yourself.

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Erica Carr
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Don’t Take It Personally!

Don’t take anything personally. This agreement gives you immunity in the interaction you have with the secondary characters in your story. You don’t have to concern yourself with other people’s points of view.

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don Jose Ruiz
2010
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Zen Mind, Writer’s Mind

Natalie Goldberg’s classic Writing Down the Bones introduced writing as a spiritual practice. She discusses Zen and the writer’s practice with author and Buddhist teacher Steve Hagen, moderated by Scott Edelstein.

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Natalie Goldberg
2021
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Life Is Always Trying to Teach Us Exactly What We Need to Learn

Everything in our lives reflects where we are in the process of developing integration and balance.

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Shakti Gawain
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