Never stop when you are stuck. You may not be able to solve the problem, but turn aside and write something else. Do not stop altogether.
The Guardian Review, 20 February 2010 source ↗
Never stop when you are stuck. You may not be able to solve the problem, but turn aside and write something else. Do not stop altogether.
The Guardian Review, 20 February 2010 source ↗
There are days when I wake up and don't want to move, but you must show up!
Now I try to protect one hour in the morning and one in the afternoon where I turn off Slack, and I don't check email. I might read, or write in a journal, or just go for a walk. It's become one of the most important parts of my day. It's when I'm most creative, and when I hit on ideas that can take the company in new directions.
There's a term that gets thrown around a lot – keyboard warrior. It's used to refer to someone who makes aggressive or abusive posts online, often anonymously. I like the name. In my mind, when I read something especially horrific on my feed, I imagine it's written by a lone person unacquainted with personal hygiene practices, dressed in a poorly fitted super hero costume – one that is baggy in all the wrong places.
You know, as Olympians, you set four years to build up to this moment. And then, after it's over, you're kind of lost in a way. You don't really know what to do. You don't know where to go. You don't know who to talk to. And a lot of us do suffer from depression.
Happiness is planting the vegetables, sleeping with my girlfriend, running, doing my work, sitting by the fire with a book and a glass of wine... I need a reason to be unhappy, but do not need one to be quietly cheerful.
Take no notice of anyone you don’t respect. […] Take no notice of anyone with a gender agenda. A lot of men still think that women lack imagination of the fiery kind.
Margaret Atwood, Sarah Waters, Neil Gaiman, Hilary Mantel, Simone Biles, Yo-Yo Ma
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