Dave Grohl on finding your voice
We all have those days when we need someone or something to help us to see life differently, to change our perception and move us in a different direction, to dig a different rather than simply a deeper hole.
Motivation
Writing: Going Forward
As I wait to leave for the airport, taking advantage of the free WiFi in the hotel lobby, I’m going to spend about 15 minutes trying to gather my general thoughts on the AWP conference. This will be an unedited rough draft, so here goes (I will write in more detail about some of the …
From Outside Pressure to Internal Motivation
As I’ve been moving and updating some posts from my old Everyday Intensity blog over here, I was happy to run across this one about “How to Hack the Psychology of Student Motivation,” by StudyHacks blogger Cal Newport. In response to Alfie Kohn’s work on rewards, motivation, and learning, Newport argues that students (and others) …
August Reboot
What leads to a sudden lack of confidence? What we call writer’s block is often the result of a crisis in confidence. We begin to overthink our writing (and ourselves). We are too cautious about how our words might be received. We doubt that what we have to say is meaningful to anyone else. We …
Writing Life Manifesto: Be a Part of the Iceberg
Why do we attend conferences? Apart from being able to present our work and ideas, meeting up with friends and colleagues old and new, learning from others, or updating professional credentials, one reason rises above everything else. We attend conferences and conventions to remind ourselves of why we do what we do. That was certainly …