Episodios sobre "Writing"
22 episodios sobre este tema
Little Happier: Why I Call My Sister Elizabeth “My Sister the Sage”
TV writer and producer Elizabeth Craft, “my sister the sage,” has given me more than a dozen brilliant observations about the workplace and creativity—all with …
Little Happier: Novelist Amy Tan Didn’t Ask Her Unnamed Goddess for Good Reviews, But for Something Else.
Novelist Amy Tan recounts that as she was writing her second book, she prayed to unnamed goddess that she “be able to write the best …
The Procrastinating Mind
Far too often, we waste time worrying about the outcome of a project so much that we end up never starting it. Learn how to …
Little Happier: The Right Thing to Say to a Person Who Has Big Hopes
I remind myself and other writers, “There are many ways for a book to succeed.” And many ways for a vacation to succeed, or a …
Little Happier: My Husband So Often Knows the Right Thing to Say
Sometimes when I complain, my husband Jamie reminds me, “This is what you wanted.” It’s comforting because it’s true. Get in touch on Instagram: @GretchenRubin …
Little: Eisenhower: To Do Some Work Well, We Have to Do Some Work Poorly
Eisenhower gave Nixon some helpful advice: to be excellent in some areas, we have to be willing to be mediocre in other areas. To learn …
Little: Everyday Life in Utopia
After watching the movie Lost Horizon, my daughter Eleanor gave a brilliant title to her “sequel”: Everyday Life in Utopia. That’s my life motto. To …
Little: The Book “The Hobbit Boredom” Illustrates How Boredom Can Spark Creativity
The dull task of grading papers inspired J.R.R. Tolkien to write the first line of his masterpiece, “The Hobbit.” Boredom can lay the groundwork for …
Little: Why Andy Warhol Wanted to Have a Boss—on Retainer
I agree wholeheartedly with Andy Warhol. Sometimes I wish I had a boss who could tell me what to do, so I wouldn’t have to …
Little: What Some Folks Will Do
Flannery O’Connor explains that a country lady remarked, of her short stories, “Them stories just gone and shown you how some folks would do.” And …