Thank you, Savanna D’Amato. I’m still getting used to Medium so I’m unsure how to contribute but would relish the chance to do so all the same.
D. L. Shieldsyesterday1 min read
one thing has become very clear — thar be a storm a brewin’ here.
Writing on Medium When You’re New to Medium
Jennifer Brown
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I too be a newbie to this. I was looking for an app that would allow me some scope on the future, and perhaps let me speak to my long since passed Granddad Clive. I thought Medium was it. Then I realised it to be a charlatan.
I kid. But I agree, coming to Medium new and seeing many vacate after I just started following them…
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Maktoum Almaktoum3 days ago1 min read
Intelligence Is A Myth
Sean Everett
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With all due respect: Not true. Making intelligence a simple matter of “ having read more than others” is just as saying that intelligence in its entirety is simply a myth.
Intelligence could mean far more than that. The ability to memorise, calculate and connecting the dots has more to do with processing than memorising…
A5 days ago1 min read
Seven Precious Books
rands
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So, rands, spill: What are those seven books at your bedside? What can we figure out about you from them? What do you hide away in beloved pages?
(Pressing questions aside, loved the piece! I’m still shocked at how quickly we went as a society from nicknames and handles to a full, real-name basis online. Did we all just suddenly wake up in 2008 trusting Twitter or something?)