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Month: October 2016

Improvements on the margin

Productivity is an experiment. That's why I'm refining my process, hoping to increase efficiency by improving the marginal factors holding me back.

Laura Lynch Intentional Living Leave a comment 2016-10-312016-10-29 4 Minutes

Staking reputation

If you want to keep a goal to yourself, stake your reputation on it. Stay accountable to yourself, and let others know you're trying.

Laura Lynch Intentional Living, Writing 1 Comment 2016-10-132016-10-13 2 Minutes

Verbing, and other participles.

I remember reading some writing advice a little while back about banishing the verb "to be" from your prose, in all its forms. I think about this from time to time, and it does often improve a sentence by encouraging you to choose stronger verbs. (Not that this rule applies 100% in all situations: sometimes you're just … Continue reading Verbing, and other participles. →

Laura Lynch Writing Leave a comment 2016-10-042016-10-05 2 Minutes

I’m going on a hair journey.

I'm going on a hair journey. Dyed hair. What it's like to dye your hair.

I'm dying my hair red tomorrow. I've wanted to dye my hair for years, but never had the nerve. So finally, over the summer, I decided it was time. It took me a while to track down a trusted stylist, but I eventually got a hot lead and scheduled a normal hair cut to scope her out. We … Continue reading I’m going on a hair journey. →

Laura Lynch Hair Journey, Spare Musings 2 Comments 2016-10-012016-10-01 3 Minutes

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