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Do You Know Where To Focus Your Writing?

Lesson learned from knowing where to ‘hit the coffee can’.

Jun 24

Top view image of a large can of coffee grounds, with a light green measuring scoop inside the can on top of the coffee grounds. A red star on the bottom left of the image with the text, “Hit here”. A green star on the upper right of the image with the text, “These coffee grounds go back into the can.” Other text, “Knowing WHERE to hit … makes ALL the difference”.

Jun 24

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Will Smartphones Be Obsolete?

Elon Musk predicts the future.

Jun 26

Image created by the author using DALL-E 3 (copilot). Image depicts a landfill site filled with discarded smartphones. Sitting in the pile is a robot, gazing out at the collection of smartphones.

Jun 26

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How My Daily Routines And Rituals Feed My Creativity

And the list I created of over 100 ways to spark creativity

Apr 1

Image of Einstein, looking frazzled, and surrounded by heaps of disorganized papers, and wads of scrap paper.

Apr 1

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I QUIT!

3 decisions I made that have freed up my time — our most critical non-renewable resource

Apr 6

Image of frustrated man pounding a desk, papers and briefcase flying, shouting, ‘I QUIT!’

Apr 6

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My 1st Four Months On Medium — Data-Driven Decisions?

My observations, points of view and one question

May 8

A person analyzing data using on a computer, with a collection of graphs on the wall behind him. Graphics include bar charts, pie charts and line charts.

May 8

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Are You Stuck For Creating Content?

5 strategies I use to create a tsunami of ideas.

3d ago

Image of mind map showing integration of concepts and words: content, ideas, creativity, curiosity.

3d ago

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What Toddlers and Preschoolers Can Teach Us About Life -FOM

5 lessons I learned by answering a million ‘Whys!’

5d ago

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Do You Consider Yourself Curious?

I thought I understood what curiosity was. But now, I’m not so sure.

Jul 9

An image showing a curious object. It is round, in the center of a table, and surrounded by different objects. Under the object is a piece of paper with hieroglyphic symbols. The image is intended to generate curiosity about what it is.

Jul 9

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Do You Succeed By Failing? FOM

I did and I am so thankful, almost!

Jul 8

Image of Edison and the lightbulb to depict that it took Edison over 1000 tries to get the light bulb to work. Illustrating that failures can lead to success.

Jul 8

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Do You Have A Money Problem Or A Spending Problem? — FOM

1 strategy I used, 3 times, has made all the difference.

Jul 6

Do You Have A Money Problem Or A Spending Problem? — FOM

Jul 6

Liz Vanderwater

Liz Vanderwater

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Lifelong learner; educator; photographer, currently learning about: thinking, learning + creativity. Love reading, solving codeword puzzles, creating puzzles.

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