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No, You Will Never Write That Book
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No, You Will Never Write That Book

If there’s anything a writer hates to hear, it’s this: “Oh, you’re a writer? I have a great idea for a book!” Nobody means any harm about this, of course. But the implication is clear — anybody can write anything if they try hard enough. After …

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How to Make Money Writing
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How to Make Money Writing

If you're anything like me, someone once told you something like this: "You never make any money writing." This comment, though well-meaning, often damns the dreams of Ernest Hemmingways and John Greens to be. It's the "any money" which …

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Forget Going Viral and Do This Instead
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Forget Going Viral and Do This Instead

After walking to the stage, pumping his fist, and yelling ecstatically, Chancelor Bennett gives a nervous chuckle when he gets behind the microphone. The crowd is on edge, waiting to see what this first-time Grammy winner will say. Every musical …

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This is The Most Overrated Pleasure
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This is The Most Overrated Pleasure

No, it’s not the cell phone specifically. The most overrated pleasure is the notification (in all forms). You see how it happened, don’t you? First: The notification told us about human interaction: Ring! — “Oh, someone is calling. …

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How to Stay a Creative Genius
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How to Stay a Creative Genius

I think we can all agree kids pretty are stupid. They can’t draw worth a darn, they walk like drunks, and they definitely can’t talk right. No, I do not want “basgetti” for dinner. They fail at everything they try. They fall down. They hit their …

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The Problem With Quitting Your Job
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The Problem With Quitting Your Job

(This is an excerpt from my upcoming book: The Creative's Curse.) Most people, at some point, will try and convince you to take what you’ve learned and soar. They’ll say you should shove away from that awful job and TAKE OFF LITTLE BIRD! Today's …

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Can Anyone Be Creative?
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Can Anyone Be Creative?

Yes. Okay, that was easy. Can I take the rest of the post off? No? Fine. Look, here's the deal, Creativity is nothing more or less than coming up with a new solution to an existing problem. Sometimes that problem is getting your drink out of a cup …

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How to Be A Shapeshifter
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How to Be A Shapeshifter

Can we all agree the Internet is getting too complicated? I'm sure it's not really intentional. It's just that when someone is trying to complete with approximately 100 bajillion other articles on the Internet, writing a headline about 67 BRAND …

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My Dirty Little Secret
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My Dirty Little Secret

The other day I got asked one of my favorite questions: "Todd, you're writing online a lot about being successful and how to create better stuff. Don't you have any actual creative projects to work on like a novel?" Here's the short answer: Yes, I …

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