Some contemporary thinkers are lashing out against the trope of the unhappy writer–not the individuals themselves–but rather our passive acceptance of the existence of the miserable, broke, and moderately insane word artist. It wasn’t until recently that I realized–or at least admitted to myself–that I too was headed on the path of being one of those miserable writers.
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You Are a Crazy Girl if: You “freak out” several times a month—whether it be a dating dilemma, a career crisis, or just a general inner anxiety over life. You have big dreams for your life and wonder if and when they’ll come true. You have been called “crazy”—affectionately, comically, and/or disparagingly. You know you’re [...]
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Society doesn’t always appreciate the innovators, because they challenge the status quo. They refuse to play by the rules, and they destabilize systems, question assumptions, and shift paradigms that are usually benefitting a special group for no particularly good reason. Despite the risks of being an innovator, those who take a chance at inventing something—be [...]
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