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How to read more in 11 easy steps
An idiosyncratic to-do list
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Irina Dumitrescu
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What makes me mad about AI in education
How to crush a generation and tell them they're winning
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Five things I learned in Paris about making art
Frames, words, and attitude
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The world is in chaos. It's time to make your art.
But you have to make it yourself.
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How to actually learn something with Duolingo
You know him.
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Managing energy for creative work
It's not about how much time you have.
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And then again, it could just be luck
I used to run a blog called Food Gone Wrong.
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What's Good For Me Is Good For You
(or maybe not)
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Shine Bright Like a Diamond
You are allowed to be proud of your work
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On not trying so hard
I haven’t been in your inbox much lately.
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Irina Dumitrescu
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Yes, Virginia, there is a writer's block
I’ve been meaning to write about this one for a while.
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Our bodies, themselves
Living in flesh in the digital age
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Of novel reading and other sins
Some thoughts on trance
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Writing tips & tricks for all seasons
Getting started, breaking blocks, and keeping the flow
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creative living in a distracted age
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