I guess you might need more than two skills, but let’s start with two.Two core skills you absolutely couldn’t do your job without.I’ll start: I need to be a great listener, and a great asker of
Read more...I’ve been reading Selfie by Will Storr (which is utterly fascinating btw) and I’m learning all sorts about the self.How it’s a social construct.How we’re shaped by everything around us.How there
Read more...What does this prompt make you think of?Perhaps about how you’re a teacher to the people in your life… or how the people you love can teach you, unexpectedly.Or perhaps it makes you think of your
Read more...Or writerS.Because I am greedy and I cannot choose only one.Terry Pratchett, though, if you forced me, would be my absolute all-time favourite writer because he was funny and wise and filled with rage
Read more...This prompt is dedicated to my two beautiful friends Harriet and Misty, who both got married in September (and whose weddings I had the most fun at).Their most recent milestones were getting married…Mine
Read more...Jumping into a big pile of crispy leaves?Pumpkin spice latte?Lighting the fire and snuggling under a blanket with tea?Big smooshy jumpers?Set a timer for 5 minutes and write about what Autumn means to
Read more...It’s the first of the month which means: tiny beetle steps to getting where we want to go.I know big hairy goals freak some people out (including me).So let’s set a couple of reasonable ones—and
Read more...Hurrah! It’s the end of September!A wise owl called Jocelyn Brady talks a lot about having little celebrations every time we do something we want to do.So we train our brains to associate doing the
Read more...Why so serious?We all need to play more, all the time.So tell me: have you played today? Who did you play with?If not, consider this another double-prompt—go and find someone to play with (a dog, a
Read more...Ugh the pressure we put on ourselves. It’s me. I’m “we”.If I don’t go running then do my yoga in the morning after sliding out of bed, I beat myself up.But only because I know how good I feel
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