Careers
fromBig Think
12 hours agoThe career question that too few people ask
Sustained satisfaction in career requires understanding personal values and asking meaningful questions about purpose.
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fromPoynter
12 hours agoPoynter relaunches most popular editing certificate for communicators and journalists - Poynter
"Great editors don't just fix copy, they care deeply about getting it right. This updated introductory certificate reflects the realities of how we work today and gives learners practical tools they can apply immediately."
Education
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
59 minutes agoThe definitive sign of self-respect isn't confidence or assertiveness, it's the willingness to leave a conversation, a room, or a relationship without first manufacturing a reason that makes you look polite for going - Silicon Canals
Most people struggle with leaving social situations due to a fear of judgment, often fabricating excuses instead of simply departing.
fromIndependent
1 day agoLife lessons: From marriage to setting up your own business - take advice from those who've been there and done it
"We married at the registrar's office in Dublin with just three witnesses, after spending the morning sipping Champagne and eating charcuterie on the terrace at The Shelbourne."
Relationships
Writing
fromwww.businessinsider.com
5 days agoI quit fast-paced journalism to care for my sick mom. My experience in both led me to become a celebrant at funerals.
Mandy Appleyard transitioned from a journalism career to caregiving for her mother, finding new purpose and connection during challenging times.
fromSilicon Canals
6 days agoI'm 66 and I sold the business I built over two decades for more money than I ever thought I'd see - and I spent the first week staring at my bank account trying to figure out why I didn't feel anything, and I finally understood that the money was never the point, the building was the point, and once it was gone I had to meet the version of myself who wasn't building something anymore - Silicon Canals
The money was supposed to feel like something. You work your whole life thinking about the payoff. The day you can finally relax. The moment you don't have to worry about making payroll or whether that big invoice will come through.
Retirement
fromIndependent
1 day agoCatherine Prasifka: As a creative writing teacher, my time is increasingly being wasted in wading through AI manuscripts
AI-generated writing is criticized for being trained on stolen work, contributing to environmental harm, and being forced upon users by tech companies, leading to a decline in genuine learning.
Education
Books
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
3 days agoLitWatch May: Raymond Carver Writing Festival returns to Clatskanie * Oregon ArtsWatch
The Raymond Carver Writing Festival celebrates local voices and community engagement through readings, workshops, and writing sessions focused on the theme of 'work.'
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Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoThe people who answer every question with a question of their own aren't deflecting. They learned that whoever holds the next question holds the floor, and holding the floor was the only way to stay safe in conversations that used to turn on them - Silicon Canals
Question-returning behavior often stems from protective mechanisms developed in childhood, rather than intentional deflection or manipulation.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
3 days agoNobody talks about why self improvement quietly works for some people and turns into a treadmill for everyone else, and it isn't discipline or the right system, it's that the ones it works for stopped trying to become someone new, and started removing the things blocking the person who was already there - Silicon Canals
Self-improvement fails when it feels like a performance; true change comes from uncovering your existing self rather than building a new identity.
fromwww.npr.org
1 week agoTips on 'How to Start' your life's work from journalist Jodi Kantor
When I got the invitation, my friends were like, call in sick. Don't go. You're going to get booed. But my response was a little different. I felt like, give me those kids for 15 minutes because I'm a mom and I'm a Columbia alum, and I was just concerned about the level of negativity and rancor.
Careers
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Mindfulness
fromSilicon Canals
5 days agoIf you've been trying to change your life and keep ending up in the same patterns, the problem probably isn't the plan, it's that the part of you making the plan is the same part of you that built the life you're trying to change - Silicon Canals
Current mindset limits the ability to create meaningful change; the same self cannot solve the problems it created.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
6 days agoYou know you've encountered a high-level thinker if they make you feel smarter after the conversation, not dumber - because mediocre intellects use their intelligence to win, and high-level thinkers use it to help, and the real test of a great mind isn't how impressive they sound but how many people leave rooms they were in feeling more capable than they walked in - Silicon Canals
Real intelligence enhances others' understanding rather than intimidating them, fostering collaboration and mutual growth.
Media industry
fromPoynter
1 month agoThis writer wants to prevent freelancers from floundering on story pitches - Poynter
Brendan O'Meara created Pitch Club to teach writers how to craft effective story pitches by sharing real pitches from published authors with detailed breakdowns and audio explanations.
Higher education
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
2 months agoWriting Accountability Groups Bring Many Benefits (opinion)
Writing accountability groups are low-cost, high-impact interventions that address structural barriers to faculty scholarly writing through protected time, peer accountability, and mentorship.
fromMedium
1 month agoThings that don't matter when you write
To deny one's own experiences is to put a lie into the lips of one's own life. It is no less than a denial of the soul. The concept I stick to - my core principle - is simple: I write in plain English, and only when I actually have something to say.
Writing
Marketing
fromEntrepreneur
1 month agoWhy Storytelling May Be the Most Important - and Most Underrated - Leadership Skill of 2026
Storytelling transforms data into memorable meaning that drives team action, emerging as essential leadership skill in digital workplaces for building trust and human connection.
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