When your job involves a lot of time at the keyboard, it’s all too easy to hole up indoors and never leave. Well, okay, most of us at least venture out for groceries or coffee every so often, but the point stands—we spend a lot of time indoors. That’s not necessarily...
Once you’ve made the conscious decision to overhaul your mindset, practice mindfulness, and bring gratitude into your life, it can feel pretty good! But as with every major change, it can be hard to make these positive moves stick. It takes about a month of continual...
Real gratitude isn’t what you feel when you’re writing an obligatory thank-you note like your grandmother taught you. True gratitude and thankfulness is a mindset that comes from being aware of the world and your place in it, and realizing how amazing it...
We all want to be happier. Heck, that’s why many of us started writing: we want to build happier, more balanced lives that don’t involve slogging through the rat race every day. But happiness can feel elusive—no matter how much you have or how well you’re crushing it...
Being a full-time writer is great—you have the opportunity to be creative, express your emotions, provide useful information to your readers, inspire people, and more. It’s a rewarding career, but—as with any other career—there are some downsides, too. Writers...
