Tag: inspiration
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Musings
Reading is a giant time commitment. I’m asking someone to stop what they’re doing and devote their focus to my written instructions—instructions that hopefully engage their mind and their spirit, and give them a taste of transcendence. That’s why—even if I’m just sending my stuff to a “beta reader”—I look it over again and again,…
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Musings
Concrete expectations work against perfection. Do the best with what you have, and that’s more than enough. Musings, Volume 1 is available here: Musings, Volume 1 Get Echo Vol. 1 on Kindle here: Vol. 1 on Kindle. Vol. 2 on Kindle here: Vol.2 on Kindle Vol. 3 on Kindle here: Vol. 3 on Kindle Vol.4 on Kindle here: Vol. 4 on Kindle …
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Musings
People like to say, “Write what you know…” but I say START with what you know. Get comfortable with it, and expand from there. Premise by premise, perspective by perspective, boundary by boundary. Otherwise, how will you ever write about billionaire yacht parties, alien planets, life-and-death car chases, and—last but not least—robotic exo-suits? Maybe you’re…
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Musings
Writing fiction can be incredibly empowering. It encourages you to examine human nature, and tease out how to bring relevance to your communication. It encourages you to examine the rhythm and beats of your delivery, to enhance resonance and make your case. It encourages you to try and be as truthful with yourself as possible,…
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Does the truth really set you free? A lot of the time, it obligates me to admit I’m not as awesome as I thought I was, and that I need to shift direction and get to work. I’m not sure that’s actually “free.” But over the long term, it feels really really good. Better than…
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Musings
Don’t oppress yourself by refusing to confront your toxic aspects. In the short term, it’s more comfortable if you pretend they don’t exist, but in the long term, it’s agonizing. Musings, Volume 1 is available here: Musings, Volume 1 Get Echo Vol. 1 on Kindle here: Vol. 1 on Kindle. Vol. 2 on Kindle here: Vol.2 on Kindle Vol. 3…
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Musings
For the most part, humans like to simplify; we like to cobble together a reliable routine of positive feedback, and let it perpetuate as long as possible. But if you look at the hero’s journey—that predictable narrative that occurs time and again throughout the eons, urging us all to venture forth, slay a dragon,…
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Know and befriend your inner light and inner dark, your inner killer and your inner savior. In the complicated quest to better the world and help those around you, there’s a use for everything. At the very least, you’ll be able to understand how your opposition thinks so you can effectively nullify it, and also…
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Musings
Don’t be so afraid of being bad at new stuff that you never get good at stuff you’re bad at. Musings, Volume 1 is available here: Musings, Volume 1 Get Echo Vol. 1 on Kindle here: Vol. 1 on Kindle. Vol. 2 on Kindle here: Vol.2 on Kindle Vol. 3 on Kindle here: Vol. 3 on Kindle Vol.4 on Kindle here: Vol.…
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Like most people, I find pain and depression extremely unpleasant. But over the years, I’ve come to realize I shouldn’t begrudge them. Aside from extreme cases, I don’t view them as arbitrary punishments. I see them as clues to a deeper problem: signs I’ve ignored a crucial step on my journey (that I’ve actually set…
Kent Wayne 