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WEEDEND LINKS ~ Reads on Writing & Better Living: Dressing Up The Brain

in Reads on Writing & Self-Publishing on 01/05/15

Photo Credit: Tyler Rayburn via Compfight cc

Photo Credit: Tyler Rayburn via Compfight cc

Quote of the day

Clothing is an extension of who we are. Much like a turtle with its shell, we tell the world the who, the what, the where, and the when of our lives by what we wear on our backs. Your clothes reveal more about your internal life than you may realize.

~JENNIFER BAUMGARTNER, author of You Are What You Wear: What Your Clothes Reveal About You

CREATIVITY

Five habits of creative people, FastCo | Tweet

There is no secret trick to becoming more creative, but the good news is creativity is a skill you can build.

→Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All


HAPPINESS

Want less stress and more happiness? Try hope, Psychology Today | Tweet

The impact of hope on your health, productivity and resilience.

→Making Hope Happen: Create the Future You Want for Yourself and Others


PSYCHOLOGY

Wearing a suit makes people think differently, The Atlantic | Tweet

Formalwear elicits feelings of power, which change some mental processes.

→The Social Psychology of Clothing: Symbolic Appearances in Context


MONEY

Don’t force decisions; just back off and adjust. Or go for a walk, NYT | Tweet

When I get stuck, I try to relax and take a step back. This small pause helps me refocus, and I usually end up seeing a handhold I overlooked.

→The One-Page Financial Plan: A Simple Way to Be Smart About Your Money


TECHNOLOGY

Teens are going crazy for YouNow, a livestreaming app with 100 million monthly user sessions, Business Insider | Tweet

Every Tuesday, Vanessa and Veronica Merrell spend an hour livestreaming themselves singing covers of their favorite songs or playing charades. But the 18-year-old sisters aren’t doing this on Periscope or Meerkat. Instead, they’re using YouNow.


ENTREPRENEURSHIP

What you’ll really make on Uber, Airbnb or Etsy, Forbes  | Tweet

It may be possible to earn $252,000 a year on Uber, but a high income is far from the rule among people who work through platforms for independent workers.

→Uberpreneurs: How to Create Innovative Global Businesses and Transform Human Societies


MARKETING

How to spread the word when information flows faster than clout, Guy Kawasaki | Tweet

In their book, Absolute Value: What Really Influences Customers In The Age of (Nearly) Perfect Information, Emanuel Rosen and Itamar Simonson explain a new approach to planting seeds to build awareness for a new product or service.

→Absolute Value: What Really Influences Customers in the Age of (Nearly) Perfect Information


WINE

What it means to be JetBlue’s wine expert, Entrepreneur | Tweet

When JetBlue asked Jon Bonné to serve as the airline’s wine expert, the wine writer was skeptical.


WRITING

A smattering of stupid writer tricks, Terrible Minds | Tweet

A simple formula for writing: take the story from high intensity (action, argument, manifest tension, drama) to low intensity (dialogue, simmering tension, concerted character development).

→The Kick-Ass Writer: 1001 Ways to Write Great Fiction, Get Published, and Earn Your Audience

 

The second-person point of view: Give your story a new perspective, The Write Life  | Tweet

You’re not someone who cares about tradition in your fiction, are you? You’re willing to explore. You’re striving for meaning, and you want interesting experiences. Well, that’s the second-person point of view (POV) for you: nontraditional, explorative, meaningful and interesting.

→Point Of View: Understanding Which P.O.V. is Best for Your Story and Using it Effectively

 

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