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MONDAY LINKS ~ Reads on Writing & Better Living: Do Not Write A To-Do List

in Reads on Writing & Self-Publishing on 16/02/15

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Photo Credit: Rob Warde via Compfight cc

Quote of the day

They are another exercise in procrastination. You know what the things are that you need to do so why not just get on with them immediately rather than delaying it by writing them down? They also encourage us to focus on the insignificant things so we can avoid doing the really big thing that often never even makes it on to the list.

~RUTH FIELD, author of Get Your Sh!t Together

CREATIVITY

You don’t feel creative because you aren’t acting creative [Whatever You Think, Think the Opposite], Creative Something | Tweet

Sensible, rational decisions are great for our well-being, but they do little to help us overcome new obstacles or invent new ideas.


EDUCATION

The smart way to teach children about money [The Opposite of Spoiled], WSJ | Tweet

It’s time to rethink how we teach children about money. For all the effort parents put into helping their children understand dollars and cents, and for all the effort schools put into formal lessons in personal finance, most children still grow up into adults who can’t properly save, spend and budget.


NUTRITION

Why eating chocolate is good for you [The Chocolate Therapist: A User’s Guide to the Extraordinary Health Benefits of Chocolate], The Economist | Tweet

For lots of people there is little doubt about the deliciousness of chocolate. But its health benefits are less clear. Chocolate has been implicated in causing a litany of problems including acne and obesity. In large enough quantities it even has the potential to poison people. But in recent years a slew of studies have found that eating small amounts of the right kind of chocolate can actually be healthy. Why? The short answer lies in the chemistry of chocolate.


PSYCHOLOGY

Complaining, for your health [Games People Play], The Atlantic | Tweet

“Complaining allows us to achieve desired outcomes such as sympathy and attention,” says Robin Kowalski, a psychology professor at Clemson University. “The truth is, everybody does it.”

 

The surprising downsides of being drop dead gorgeous, BBC | Tweet

Combing through decades of findings, social psychologists Lisa Slattery Walker and Tonya Frevert at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte have reviewed all the evidence to date – and their conclusions are not what you might expect.


ENTREPRENEURSHIP

+300 awesome free things, Medium | Tweet

Curated on +50 tech blogs & websites such as TNW, Buffer Blog, Product Hunt, Angellist, Pickcrew, Betalist, etc.


TIME MANAGEMENT

Are you proud of how you’re spending your time? [How to Invest Your Time Like Money], HBR | Tweet

I’ve found that reasoning is often a pretty façade for not knowing how to work smarter — so you end up working harder and sacrificing what’s important to you in the process. But when you neglect to consider common time regrets, you not only put a lien on your future happiness, but you can also decrease your effectiveness in and enjoyment of the present.

 

If you want something done, do not write a to-do list [Get Your Sh!t Together], FT | Tweet

“You know what the things are that you need to do so why not just get on with them immediately rather than delaying it by writing them down? They also encourage us to focus on the insignificant things so we can avoid doing the really big thing that often never even makes it on to the list.


WRITING

The crucial way to figure out how much time your story should cover [Structuring Your Novel], Helping Writers Become Authors | Tweet

Do you know, off the top of your head, how much time your story should cover? If not, you’re definitely not alone. This is a tough question for most authors to answer.

 

Character Talents and Skills: Astral Projection [The Emotion Thesaurus], Writers Helping Writers | Tweet

As writers, we want to make our characters as unique and interesting as possible. One way to do this is to give your character a special skill or talent that sets him apart from other people. This might be something small, like having a green thumb or being good with animals, to a larger and more competitive talent like stock car racing or being an award-winning film producer.

 

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