In 1899, novelist Kate Chopin's Louisiana character Edna Pontellier created a furor of criticism for pursuing her own passions and then ending her life. Chopin published a retraction of sorts: "I ...

Once you’re ready to start the first draft of your presentation, believe it or not, the hardest work is behind you. “Really?” you say, “But I haven’t written the speech yet!” Of course. And that will ...

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Okay. Let’s get this out there: your first draft of anything is going to be bad — I mean, really bad. Because that’s the job of a first draft. To be bad. And your job is to write it. Once you write ...