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Saturday Morning with Rick Lewis
"Do you still feel emotionally blocked, Chao?" That’s the question Rick Lewis asked me on Saturday morning during his Pivot to the Podium masterclass…
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My trip down Nigerian scams
Why are Nigerian scams filled with typos and grammatical errors? The smug may think the scammers are just ignorant, but the most convincing reason I've…
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Writing vs Coding
When I deploy/publish software, there's usually nobody using it (just like my writing), but when eventually somebody actually uses it, I get to see what…
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In praise of rabbit holes
"When I grow up, I want to be just like Chris Wong ." I know, I know coming from a nearly 60 year-old man this sounds facetious, but in a…
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Creating online doesn't have to be lonely
I was sprawled on all fours. It was my first Yoga class. My Downward Dog looked more like doing a push-up. I glanced sideways to the much more poised…
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What IKEA taught me
Dear David, This substack wouldn’t exist without Write of Passage. I’m learning so much, even as I am retaking the class. I look forward to every one of…
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Live in the Future Now
My wife gently chides me about my shiny $3 Temu handheld food slicer. Instead of slicing the long strip as I feed it, the scallion flops under the…
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