Ideas

people stuff the poor philosopher’s mouth with things he’d never have said! — You see them all the time. Fake quotes. Passages attributed to a great thinker that they never wrote or said. Often they’re set on a background, sometimes with an image of the author, and shared in social media like memes. Or someone just types them out as text. And they’ll…

You are owed compensation! — Hi, I’m Jack from the law offices of McDaniels & McBeam. Are you a famous person whose name was an answer on Jeopardy, but nobody guessed you? Did you gather all of your friends and family to watch the episode? When your clue was read by the host, did you…

Nobody is perfect and I’m no exception! — Honestly, it took me a long time to come up with this list. I figured there are probably a ton of things I do that’s annoying others. They are just too polite to point it out! So, I thought long and hard. Here’s what I could think of! 01 — Forgetfulness I’m really…

I did NOT expect this at all — Iceland was the last place I dreamed of visiting. Yet, somehow, I managed to go there with a group of friends years ago. Hands down, it’s one of the best trips I’ve ever had. Let me share a pleasant surprise I had in Iceland. So, we were visiting Seljalandsfoss. I…

Like we need an excuse — Did you know that May 25th is National Wine Day? Although I rarely drink alcohol of any kind, I started my day with a 7-mile run vowing to drink some red wine after I saw the Runner’s World calendar page that said, “I run for wine.” …

Creativity is a choice once you manage your ideas. — When I started writing, I felt I had nothing worthy to say and that I’d soon run out of ideas. Two years and 300 articles later, I know I was wrong about both. Everybody has something worthy to share. And creativity is a choice. The following lines reveal how you…

Learn from one of the best writers on Medium. — I just got done listening to an hour-long podcast specifically about writing on Medium. The podcast is called The Digital Writing Podcast, and it’s produced by Nicolas Cole and Dickie Bush. The guest for this episode was no other than Tim Denning. Now, if you don’t know who these individuals…