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Deliberate Practice
Read this on galpod.com. If you've been anywhere NEAR productivity blogs, books, or gurus, you know that deliberate practice is all the...

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Jul 23, 20182 min read


Summer Holidays!
Read this on galpod.com. Today is the last day of the school year. When I was in school, it was always a sad day for me. I loved going to...

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Jul 20, 20182 min read


Book Review - Self-Editing for Fiction Writers
Read this on galpod.com. Unsurprisingly, I'm reading a lot of books about writing lately. I consider it to be an investment, and these...

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Jul 19, 20182 min read


Words
Read this on galpod.com. I have no time for a real post today. Last week has been crazy, and this one is shaping up to be quite similar....

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Jul 18, 20181 min read


On Truth, Art, and Fake News
Read this on galpod.com. I'll start with the conclusion. For me, art is always about truth. Some kind of truth. The artist's truth. As I...

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Jul 16, 20183 min read


Ophelia's Tree
Read this on galpod.com. I’ve been here for years. Decades. Centuries. I’ve seen it all. Lovers, sitting in my shade. Having a picnic....

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Jul 13, 20182 min read


On Creating, Time, and Mortality (Sorry)
Read this on galpod.com. Yesterday I took a day off and a good friend and went to see the excellent exhibition at The British Museum that...

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Jul 12, 20182 min read


The Good and Bad Sides of Breakthroughs
Read this on galpod.com. I had a weird weekend. I'm usually full of energy on weekends, but this weekend was hot, and all I wanted to do...

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Jul 10, 20183 min read


Ten Things My Paradise Would Have
Read this on galpod.com. I've been trying out this habit in which you write ten ideas every day. It can be whatever you like, but they...

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Jul 9, 20181 min read


Book Review - A Little History of Philosophy
Read this on galpod.com. When I was doing my PhD, reading a nonfiction book for fun was out of the question. I had to read so many...

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Jul 6, 20182 min read


Letting Go of Old Stories
Read this on galpod.com. When I was 14, I made a new friend. I met her at a camp, and she lived in a village about two hours' drive from...

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Jul 5, 20183 min read


Random Word Trails
Read this on galpod.com. Hurray! I love random word trails! OK, this trail began a long time ago. There's a group called Glimpse, and I...

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Jul 3, 20182 min read


End of June Reflections
Read this on galpod.com. Right. I had set myself five goals for June. I failed on four of them. If you followed the blog this month, this...

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Jul 2, 20183 min read


Book Review - The Milestones
Read this on galpod.com. I read far quicker in Hebrew than I do in English. Hebrew is my first language, after all, and it's just much...

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Jun 29, 20183 min read


Playing Catch Up
Read this on galpod.com. My mom and sister (and baby nephew!) are visiting, and staying with us in London. I love it when my family comes...

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Jun 27, 20183 min read


Why I Love Living in London
Read this on galpod.com. My mom, sister, and baby nephew are visiting us. I went touring with them today, and it reminded me why I love...

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Jun 20, 20181 min read


Writing at Full Speed
Read this on galpod.com. When my dad was about 45, he entered into a partnership with another farmer. The partnership details were: the...

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Jun 19, 20182 min read


No Right Answers
Read this on galpod.com. I recently came across a fantastic "writing advice" post by Chuck Wendig. He took quite a few traditional...

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Jun 18, 20183 min read


Camping Trip
Read this on galpod.com. “Isn’t this nice?” asked Chris. Kayla looked at him, disgust etched on every feature. “Look at the stars,” Chris...

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Jun 16, 20183 min read


The Technicalities of Writing Online
Read this on galpod.com. I've been thinking a lot lately about what I'm trying to get out of posting on Medium and this blog. Many...

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Jun 15, 20181 min read
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