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February Challenge

An article a day for the month of February 2019

28 February 2019

Reflecting on my February Challenge

28 days of writing, how did it go?

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27 February 2019

A Stream of Consciousness

Some articles I’ve written feel like a stream of consciousness. They follow my train of thought, and completely disregard essay formats and typical narrative structures.

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26 February 2019

Lattes with a Splash of Sonder

Sonder is the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own.

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25 February 2019

Pragmatic Dreaming

I am a dreamer, but an unapologetic pragmatist. What gives?

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24 February 2019

Twin Movies

This isn’t about movies with twins, but two movies that have similar themes released at the same time.

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23 February 2019

How To Procrastinate

It’s hard not to procrastinate. Everybody I know procrastinates. I’m writing this article instead of doing pressing work.

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22 February 2019

Legacy

What’s up with all these bronze statues?

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21 February 2019

Not All Who Wander Have A Dead Phone

In this day and age, where would we be without the maps on our phone? Well, probably not where we wanted to go.

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20 February 2019

Designing Your Life

Can we apply the principles of design to our own lives, and become the architects of our own fate?

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19 February 2019

One Miiiiiiillion Tips for Success on Instagram

Posting on Instagram has become a science. A carefully measured exercise to maximum engagement.

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18 February 2019

The Economics of Tourism

I’m in London England this week and am thoroughly enjoying being a tourist.

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17 February 2019

Life is not a Zero-Sum Game

Rock paper scissors is a zero sum game, life is not.

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16 February 2019

The Math of Missing Your Flight

If you have never missed a flight, you are probably wasting your time.

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15 February 2019

Am I Biased?

Implicit bias refers to the attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner.

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14 February 2019

A Cheesy Valentines Day

The best stories include nachos, right?

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13 February 2019

Failure

Things rarely go right the first time.

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12 February 2019

How to Tweak the Theme of a Ghost Blog

Welcome to my journey learning how to update this blog’s theme.

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11 February 2019

Sweep the Shed, Be Humble

One day in elementary school, my teacher took me aside and asked me to be humble.

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10 February 2019

Realizing a Childhood Dream

When I was younger, I wanted to be an author when I grew up.

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9 February 2019

Zen and the Art of Picking a Job Title

There’s much hoopla over job titles, with many strong opinions on both sides.

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8 February 2019

Dear Laptop

We have been through so much, but I have never properly thanked you.

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7 February 2019

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Randomness

Sometimes you don’t need a definite plan. Sometimes it’s better that way.

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6 February 2019

Don't Sell To Me

I have a visceral response when I feel like someone is trying to sell to me.

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5 February 2019

Dealing with Writers Block

Writing challenges are hard. I am trying to write an article every single day for the month of February. Thank god this year isn’t a leap year.

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4 February 2019

10 Thoughts on Listicles

Listicle: a piece of writing or other content presented wholly or partly in the form of a list.

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3 February 2019

Don't Follow Your Passion

We’ve all heard people preach to follow your passion, but this is often the worst advice you can give someone.

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2 February 2019

Why Knit

I was taught to knit by my mother at the age of 6.

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1 February 2019

A Month of Writing

Today is the first day of February 2019. I am going to write a blog post every day this month.

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