#Work

Pacing is often overlooked, but easily the most important aspect of any creator's work.You do not need to be fast-paced or aggressive to maintain audience attention.Allow your audience to breathe.Allow
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In case anyone is curious about why I'm working so hard at Persian, Armenian, etc. This is your occasional reminder that UCLA has about 15,000 Near Eastern Manuscripts with descriptions
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Pre-Trump, I could understand the “I don’t talk politics on social media” sound bite, but in a time where kids are in cages, PoC & LGBTQ citizens are targeted, and
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Benefits of publishing your thoughts online:1/ you have a recurring idea that keeps coming up. This takes up space & energy to carry around. it's also a distraction from being
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Writers, readers, lit fam: I know many feel voiceless in the face of power wielded by lit orgs, lit mags, funding bodies. What if we reframed ‘power’ to ‘responsibility’? These
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A @clppng fan was asking about the group's work on film & tv, so here is a thread of some great places to get started with that. Def not complete
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It's extremely important to enjoy the work that you do. If you don't and/or you find yourself constantly stressed, it's a signal that something is wrong. Something needs to change.
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Got two messages this week from new friends asking about how to stay motivated with their art during these times. I'm no expert and I'm also dealing with India family
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This is an example of asking vs guessing personality types. On the other side of this if you are a person who expects people to guess and figure out what
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The amount of ableism I'm seeing on Twitter right now regarding Chadwick Boseman is VERY upsetting.People shouldn't have to hide or push through their illness. They should be able to
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Amy Cooper made a choice. Not a mistake. Not an error in judgment. A choice. She chose racism, fully and deliberately chose to attempt to put a Black man in
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A few facts to keep handy in the face of intellectually dishonest GOP arguments today.1. Impeachment of a President is not the process of undoing a previous election. It is
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I may be bucking the trend here; I returned to the office on 6 July. Working from home was easier than I expected (thank God for WiFi), but I prefer
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1-Hot tip: If you’re going to be or already are back to work during this and having to do the mask thing (or not be part of putting America back
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Let's take a moment to talk about mental health and not being okay during this pandemic: a thread.I understand everyone is going through a lot during this time. I'm not
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I spent this afternoon talking with law students worried about finding a job in this economy. A few thoughts. There is a huge amount of need for legal services, but
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