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My plan for going forward

Posted to: Quitting
September 30th, 2011
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I’m frustrated that I have so much traffic coming to this blog (about 750,000 page views this month) and I have this post about domestic violence at the top spot in my blog. It’s the first thing everyone sees about me. I want the post to go away. I want to post about how to …

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This is me battling impostor syndrome

Posted to: Knowing yourself
September 27th, 2011
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This is the big test. Right here. This is the test to see if you will stick with me even when you know everything. There is lameness about me. Not the lameness commenters point out. Not like, I don't know anything about graduate school. Or I'm not fair to David Dellifield. No. It’s more fundamental …

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Next Phase of Your Career: Design

Posted to: Finding a career
September 26th, 2011
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The future of the Internet is design: from fine art galleries to the size of the box you type in name. So start figuring out how to rejigger things to make your career relevant.
Here’s how I know what’s coming:
First, a flurry of emails arrive in my in-box each day touting “free infographics.” After sniffing around, …

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Career Ruin: Homeschooling

Posted to: Money | Parenting
September 19th, 2011
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When people tell me they want to stay home with their kids and they can't afford it, I want to yell at them about how when I was trying to write freelance and take care of the kids I had a babysitter refuse to come to the house because we had no food in the …

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Surviving 9/11: Ten years later

September 9th, 2011
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During the year after 9/11 I went to counseling for post-traumatic stress. I went to a group that met weekly. The counselors explained that if we told our story over and over again, the story would have less power over us.
So I have been telling my story for ten years. I am lucky to have …

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What to do in college right now

September 5th, 2011
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It used to be controversial to say that college is a rip off. At this point, I think the arguments have reached the mainstream. The problem is that, while some kids win the intellectual lottery, it's too risky for most kids to skip out on the credentials.
So the question is: how can you make the …

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Motivation Tips from the Bath

Posted to: Productivity
September 1st, 2011
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I make a plan where I write enough on Sunday so I don't lose my mind trying to write posts all week in between dealing with two kids.
And then I decide writing seems too hard. And I decide I should take a bath.
You might think this is my way of relaxing, but it's not. We …

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