Am I Out of a Job?
Have you see Flippy, the robot designed to manage the fryer in fast food restaurants? It’s pretty amazing until you watch it for a few minutes and…
Do You Have The Right Time?
The best writers–creative and business–understand the importance AND POWER OF TIME I’m waiting for the plumber to arrive. Ever since our revered plumber/friend Larry retired,…
Blockages suck
https://www.storystudiowordsforwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Blog-Banners-1-1.mp4 I don’t believe in “writers block,” although that doesn’t stop me from whining about not being able to write. Clearly, I’m not the only…
DON’T Mind the Gap
Have you ever ridden the London tube? “Mind the Gap” is what you hear over the loudspeaker every time the Tube stops and the doors…
The Case For (and against) Creativity
Creative arguments It is a fact widely known that I like to argue. Debate might be a better word because a good debater must understand…
It’s Getting Starting, Not Crossing the Finish Line
Why would you write something if there wasn’t a need for it? If you write mostly for work, it’s a fair question. Yet, we do…
To Listen, or Not To Listen
Podcasts are all the rage and they feel like one of those those pop culture things that I just don’t get. I’m not trying to…
It’s the Commas that Terrify Me
Semicolons aren’t so bad. But that whole don’t end a sentence with a preposition really gets me, sort of. And what exactly is a run-on…
Productivity Makes Me Feel Bad
“Some words have a meaning to them that we don’t often think about but yet still affects us, which has applications to persuasion, social influence…
Productive Time Wasting. Oxymoron or the Stuff of Brilliant Ideas?
How much time do you waste? Tons, I feel like I never get anything done None, my mind is always focused and I’m always getting…