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22 Nov, 2008

A little change of scenery

Posted by: Atlas In: Creativity

schlusselbein2007
It’s amazing how much a change of routine can bring a person out of a slump.
Just think of all the times you’ve ever hit a creative block: you either kept at it, writing something — anything — until the grueling end (probably because you had to), or you changed your approach and revitalized yourself in [...]

12 Nov, 2008

Writer’s Block? You’re trying too hard.

Posted by: Atlas In: Writing

*clarity*
It’s easy to do something you don’t care about. Like playing an unranked match of Battlefield: Bad Company — since you’re not worried about losing, chances are you won’t buckle under the pressure, find yourself alone at an enemy base, and get knifed in the back while sneaking away through a group of bushes behind [...]

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Menlo School
New research from the National Survey of Student Engagement reveals that writing improves cognitive and learning abilities among college students.
“When courses provide extensive, intellectually challenging writing activities, the NSSE report found, students engage in a variety of positive activities. They are more likely to analyze, synthesize and integrate ideas from various sources. They grapple [...]

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25 Oct, 2008

Blog Tip #9,472

Posted by: Atlas In: Blogging

I don’t pretend to know everything about blogging. Heck, I hardly even have the attention-span to keep at it. But during my short five-month (and counting) journey as a blogger, I’ve noticed that one thing always rings true: the more someone disagrees with you, the more likely you’ll receive gobs of traffic (that’s right — [...]

flattop341
Let me tell you a little story about a man named Bo.
Bo was a decent person, just like you or me. His intentions were good: at the end of the day, he really just wanted to help people. So when he decided to start a blog, he thought hey, why don’t I go around the [...]