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  • Learning Skills Quickly: One Habit at a Time

    Learning Skills Quickly: One Habit at a Time

    One Thing at a Time Learning skills quickly is the process of mastering new habits. In my last year of speech competition, I decided to focus on developing my speaking skills. I grabbed a few of my friends who were exceptional speakers and had them listen to my speech. When I was done, they gave…

  • Reading With Purpose

    The difference between reading and studying a book is not always obvious. We can learn a lot of good information while reading a book only to forget it a few days later. Studying allows us to both read and apply what we learn. I recently listened to a lesson from a writing program I’m in…

  • Which rocks do you put in first?

    Picture this: You have a mix of big and small rocks you’re trying to put in a jar.  Which ones do you put in first? If you put the small rocks in first, the big ones won’t fit. If you put the big rocks in first, the small rocks fit neatly into the cracks. This…

  • What is one lesson that changed you for the better?

    I was talking to my Uncle and he was telling me about a workshop he participated in at his church. At one point during the workshop, he said “If I’ve been doing it wrong for 40 years, and you’ve been doing it right for 20 years, I want to learn from you”. There was a…

  • “I don’t know what to write”.

    “I don’t know what to write”. That’s what we say, we call it “writer’s block”. Seth Godin says that when we say we don’t know what to write what we really mean by that is that we don’t think we can write something good. So we settle for nothing. He advocates for a different approach.…

  • Don’t Take a Break.

    Don’t Take a Break.

    Don’t Take a Break. Have you ever gotten burnt out on something, taken a break, and the break ends up being a lot longer than you’d planned? Maybe several months instead of one week? If you want to keep the skill, don’t take a break. Downsize your goal. Make it small. James Clear recommends that…

  • Daily Tidbits

    I am going to write at least a paragraph every day like Seth Godin does on his blog. It’s a good way to create and ship creative work every day without a large time commitment. That will likely be the subject of my next tidbit. I won’t be caring as much about quality with these…

  • I’m Back.

    I’m Back.

    I stopped blogging towards the end of the year when I had COVID and a final to do. I didn’t get back on the horse. I wrote an about page for this blog, but that’s about it. I’ve been thinking like a classic perfectionist. I’ve been thinking, “I can’t write or post this yet because…

  • Sorry.

    I’ve been sick and haven’t been posting. I’ll try to get something out this week. Edit 01/11/22: I didn’t. Stay tuned for a new blog post on Saturday!

  • Shane and Shane: An Easter Family Night of Worship

    Shane and Shane: An Easter Family Night of Worship

    This a paper I wrote for my music class that I lightly edited for this post. I listened to Shane and Shane’s “Easter Family Night of Worship” concert on YouTube: Easter Family Night of Worship | Concert and Communion with Shane & Shane. Shane & Shane (Shane Barnard and Shane Everett) were joined by Adrian…