by bossmeggan | being a writer, inspiration
How Four Chunks Are Causing You to Stop Yourself RIGHT NOW “In any particular moment, our conscious awareness can hold on to only approximately four chunks of information. This is called our working memory.” – Dr. Reid Wilson, Stopping the Noise in Your Head ...
by bossmeggan | being a writer, inspiration
The Flight and Funk of Creativity Last year, I departed Italy on October 31st. This year, I left for Italy on October 31st. I could get really heady about that and how it’s a day of death and renewal, but it’s likely just coincidence. Anyway, I’m back in...
by bossmeggan | being a writer, musings
Faith or Fool—What’s Fueling Your Work? Creatives. We speak of dreams, hope, expectations…But how does all that relate to faith? In this year of pursuing a career of creativity, one thing I’ve learned is how to keep working when there are only scraps to...
by bossmeggan | being a writer
Don’t Expect Anything: How Wanting Something Leads to Nothing I arrive to Portland airport at 5 a.m. to attempt a standby flight to Los Angeles. This means showing up without a ticket and hoping for an open seat due to unsold tickets or passenger no-shows. (I...
by bossmeggan | being a writer
Confusing Story with Reality: Repetition, Belief, and Truth In real life, don’t confuse story with reality. Story can be based in reality, and reality in story, but when the lines get crossed the track leads back to you. We’ve all spent time with...
by bossmeggan | being a writer
The Muse Myth: How Doth She Judge? It is when I return to the road that my habits and routines all fly out the window—thrown into a suitcase for later or simply left behind, abandoned. They’re recalled, at times—as the wheels cover road or wings cross mountains—with a...
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