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Oh Look, a Squirrel! How to Find Focus with an Easily Distracted Mind

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Note from Emilie: hi everyone, meet Brenda! Brenda is our second new Staff Writer at Puttylike, and this is her first post on the blog. Let’s all give her a warm welcome. (And enjoy this piece; I think you’re going to relate.) ** In my life, I experience a strange mix of being easily distracted and […]

I GAVE A TED TALK LAST WEEKEND

Monday, April 20, 2015

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For months I’ve had a secret that I’ve been aching to tell you. Last January I learned that I would be speaking at a Tedx event in Bend, Oregon. However, I had to sign a non-disclosure agreement saying that I wouldn’t announce it publicly till the day of the event. That day was April 18, last […]

Have You Ever Felt like a Fish Out of Water?

Monday, September 29, 2014

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Have You Ever Felt like a Fish Out of Water?

You know when you can feel your brain expanding at a rapid rate? Perhaps too rapid for comfort, certainly too rapid for any sustained periods of sleep. It’s how I imagine it would feel to sign up for some volunteer program in Africa. You leave the world you know so well, you’re on the plane […]

I’m About to Embark on a Quest!

Thursday, August 28, 2014

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Quest. The word has been in my head a lot lately. It’s Chris Guillebeau’s fault really. I cannot put down his new book, The Happiness of Pursuit. Having completed his own quest to travel to every country in the world by his 35th birthday, Chris set out to talk with other people who had embarked […]

Doing Your Own Thing Takes Courage

Thursday, August 14, 2014

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You know that moment when you feel like you’re on the brink of a big change? You had sensed it lurking inside, for weeks or even months. When it finally reaches your consciousness, you are ready for it, practically bursting at the seems to get moving in a new direction. But you’re also NOT ready […]

Dream Big. No… Bigger.

Monday, February 17, 2014

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I’m feeling this unbelievable lightness. I had an amazing, laid-back Valentine’s Day. Ellen Page came out of the closet. I just got the design mock ups for the first “multipotentialite” shirt (they’re stunning). Today feels really good. Hopeful. I thought I would check in with you guys, and share something personal that I’ve been thinking […]

What Are You going to Do with Your 11 Lifetimes?

Thursday, November 7, 2013

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What Are You going to Do with Your 11 Lifetimes?

Editor’s note: today’s cartoon post is by Zach Weiner. It’s a beautiful rebuttal to the 10,000 hour argument and proves that there’s a vast middle ground between doing only one thing and doing everything under the sun. Your Turn What are some things you’d like to do with your 11 lifetimes? ** Originally published on […]

Is Your Skepticism Holding You Back?

Thursday, July 18, 2013

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I was talking to a friend who’s been stuck on a very ambitious project. He’s making progress, but when we talk he drifts into the negative, chastising himself for not doing this or that, then painting the whole situation as hopeless. It’s as if he is saying that if he can’t do it, it’s because […]