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Shawn MacDonald

Shawn MacDonald

10,000 Days to Live

A couple of years ago, I did some calculating and set a reminder on my phone to let me know when I had ten thousand days to live. Today is…

Nov 19, 2017

10,000 Days to Live

Nov 19, 2017

Shawn MacDonald

How I Am Doing It

I recently had a meeting with someone I hadn’t seen for a couple of months and when she looked at me, you could see her face grow…

Nov 15, 2017

How I Am Doing It

Nov 15, 2017

Shawn MacDonald

Danger: Bumpy Road Ahead

For the past two or three weeks, I’ve been fighting a variety of tech-related issues. It has just been one thing after another; no sooner…

Oct 24, 2017

Danger: Bumpy Road Ahead

Oct 24, 2017

Shawn MacDonald

The First Rule

Please, everyone, relax. There is nothing to be anxious about.

Oct 19, 2017

The First Rule

Oct 19, 2017

Shawn MacDonald

Society is easy. People are impossible.

Want a better place to live? Follow this one simple rule: leave it better than you found it.

Oct 10, 2017

Society is easy. People are impossible.

Oct 10, 2017

Shawn MacDonald

Just Make the Damn Bed

I make my bed every day. It’s never the first thing I do in the morning because as soon as my feet hit the floor, Daisy has her stopwatch…

Oct 4, 2017

Just Make the Damn Bed

Oct 4, 2017

Shawn MacDonald

Finding a Spark of Good on a Very Bad Day

Today has been an awful day. I got out of bed at 5AM to the news of the tragic mass shooting in Las Vegas and the day was bookended by the…

Oct 2, 2017

Finding a Spark of Good on a Very Bad Day

Oct 2, 2017

Shawn MacDonald

Be Original or Be Gone

I was reading an article about freelancing last week (not on Medium, otherwise I’d link it) and the writer quoted someone named Becky…

Sep 26, 2017

Be Original or Be Gone

Sep 26, 2017

Shawn MacDonald

The Only Secret to Success That I Know

Ever since I was a little kid, I’ve loved riding my bike. Each year for the past five or six years, I set a goal for how many miles I want…

Sep 19, 2017

The Only Secret to Success That I Know

Sep 19, 2017

Shawn MacDonald

Counting to Ten

“Thanks for your thoughtful reply, but I feel that I should probably remind you that I don’t work for you, asshole.”

Sep 14, 2017

Counting to Ten

Sep 14, 2017

Shawn MacDonald

Shawn MacDonald

Graphic artist. Writer. Vinyl-only DJ. Bicyclist. My best friend is a 2-year old Aussie/lab named Daisy. We live in the middle of the Mitten.

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