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Patrick McCormack

Patrick McCormack

How to Stop Feeling Like Life is a Talent Show

I’ll take ‘Things a Middle-Aged Man Wishes He’d Learned in 8th Grade’ for 600, Alex

4 min readJan 17, 2020

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How to Stop Feeling Like Life is a Talent Show

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Patrick McCormack

The Joy of Disappointing People

Advice from a recovering people pleaser

5 min readOct 29, 2019

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The Joy of Disappointing People

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Do Your Ideas Feel Stale? Push Harder.

The secret to creating extraordinary things is easier than you think.

2 min readJun 26, 2019

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Do Your Ideas Feel Stale? Push Harder.

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Patrick McCormack

Want better ideas? Choose inspiration over desperation

The only thing that pisses people off more than paying you to come up with a bad idea is paying you to come up with a second bad idea.

2 min readJun 17, 2019

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You Don’t Have a Horrible Attention Span

You might just need a little help learning how to focus.

3 min readJun 10, 2019

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Patrick McCormack

Double down on your strengths

If you’re going to put up double the effort to fit in, you might as well do it authentically.

2 min readJun 3, 2019

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Double down on your strengths

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Patrick McCormack

Act “As If”

Nothing you create will matter to the wider world if it doesn’t matter to you first.

2 min readMay 27, 2019

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Act “As If”

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Patrick McCormack

Stop Living Life by Default

Who says you have to accept the world around you as it is?

3 min readMay 20, 2019

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Stop Living Life by Default

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Patrick McCormack

When Should You Share Your First Draft?

When it becomes your second draft.

2 min readMay 13, 2019

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When Should You Share Your First Draft?

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Reframing Recovery in the Side Hustle Age

Millennials might as well be called “The Busy Generation”.

3 min readMay 8, 2019

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Reframing Recovery in the Side Hustle Age

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Patrick McCormack

Patrick McCormack

I’m on a never-ending search for meaning as an artist. Perhaps you’ll help me find it. Copywriter at DEG | Creative Director at Pursuit @full_pursuit

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