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5 Best Classic Books You Can Use as Self-Defense Weapons
5 Best Classic Books You Can Use as Self-Defense Weapons
Curated reading recommendations for Brilliant Writers
Sarah Cy
Jun 23, 2021
The Vacuum-Cleaner Method for Crushing Procrastination and Taking Back Your Life
The Vacuum-Cleaner Method for Crushing Procrastination and Taking Back Your Life
aka: “Anything worth doing is worth doing with a vacuum cleaner”
Sarah Cy
Jan 19
Little Known Ways Generosity Improves Your Life — Give and Take by Adam Grant
Little Known Ways Generosity Improves Your Life — Give and Take by Adam Grant
[Detailed Book Notes]
Sarah Cy
Jul 18, 2019
Newton’s 3rd Law for Writers Will Help You Benefit Off the Backs of Trolls & Haters
Newton’s 3rd Law for Writers Will Help You Benefit Off the Backs of Trolls & Haters
Getting “hate” is GREAT?
Sarah Cy
Jan 4
These 5 Questions Will Make You a Weirdly Unique Writer
These 5 Questions Will Make You a Weirdly Unique Writer
How to never run out of fascinating ideas for life & writing
Sarah Cy
Jan 3
100+ Books in 365 Days: I Read # Books in 2023 — These Are the 12 Best
100+ Books in 365 Days: I Read # Books in 2023 — These Are the 12 Best
The Complete 2023 Book List
Sarah Cy
Jan 2
State of the Scylighter, 2023
State of the Scylighter, 2023
A retrospective on another year of Brilliant Writer shenanigans
Sarah Cy
Jan 1
23+ Things I’m Thankful For in 2023
23+ Things I’m Thankful For in 2023
An early Thanksgiving list
Sarah Cy
Nov 9, 2023
A Quirky & Surprisingly Loveable Story About Orphanhood and…Breakfast Food?—
A Quirky & Surprisingly Loveable Story About Orphanhood and…Breakfast Food?—
In-Depth Analysis for Writers & Storytellers (Warning: SPOILERS! SPOILERS GALORE!…will let you know where they start)
Sarah Cy
Oct 28, 2023
Why (Pretty Much) Everyone Gets Love WRONG— Real Love by Greg Baer
Why (Pretty Much) Everyone Gets Love WRONG— Real Love by Greg Baer
Turns out “love” is NOT love
Sarah Cy
Oct 20, 2023
The Not-So-Secret to Effortless Learning— The Inner Game of Tennis by W. Timothy Gallwey
The Not-So-Secret to Effortless Learning— The Inner Game of Tennis by W. Timothy Gallwey
This Tennis Coach Cracked the Code for Going Pro in Sports & Life
Sarah Cy
Oct 13, 2023
Become an Insanely Productive Writer With a 70-YO Note System: How to Take Smart Notes, Sonke…
Become an Insanely Productive Writer With a 70-YO Note System: How to Take Smart Notes, Sonke…
From A to Zettelkasten!
Sarah Cy
Oct 6, 2023
Prodigy Mt. Climber Lost His Legs, Then THIS Happened
Prodigy Mt. Climber Lost His Legs, Then THIS Happened
A story about the trick to thinking around “insurmountable” obstacles
Sarah Cy
Jul 31, 2023
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