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We don’t know how our stuff is made.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 7, 2019
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I’ve become convinced that the people who don’t make stuff will never understand how stuff is made. I listen to podcasts where hosts ask writers and artists about how jokes…

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Nevers

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 6, 2019
  • Post category:Lifestyle
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Knowing that I have a novel coming out in November written solely in list form, a friend recently offered me her “Never List.”It was good. So I made my own.…

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Winners get ice cream. Losers get nothing.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 5, 2019
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I was sitting at Charlie's Little League game yesterday, thinking that we might get some ice cream if the game ended early enough, when I suddenly remembered something from my…

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Read more about the article Check out Jared Kushner looking stupid, afraid, and bumbling.

Check out Jared Kushner looking stupid, afraid, and bumbling.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 4, 2019
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There are a lot of takeaways from Jared Kushner’s interview with Axios:I’m not sure if I’ve ever seen someone less prepared for an interview.This is exactly how an interview should…

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Speak Up Storytelling: Aaron Wolfe

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 3, 2019
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On episode #52 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling!In our followup segment, we shout out several dedicated listeners and discuss the benefits of dot…

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Read more about the article Think different things. Just be nice about it.

Think different things. Just be nice about it.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 2, 2019
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Here’s a promise that I think every person in the world should make:“If I love something but another person hates it and openly criticizes it, I promise not become angry…

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Resolution update: May 2019

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 1, 2019
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Each month I review the progress of my yearly goals and report on that progress as a means of holding myself accountable.Here are the results for May. __________________________________PERSONAL HEALTH1. Don’t…

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Celebrate yourself.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 31, 2019
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Don’t forget to celebrate, people. This year I have a novel publishing in November in the United States, and I have a different novel publishing in the UK and internationally…

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Stop complaining. It’s killing you. It’s killing us, too.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 30, 2019
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A friend recently sent me me a piece on the hazards of complaining. They are extensive.The more you complain, the more likely you are to choose negative over positive thinking…

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First hamburger ever

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 29, 2019
  • Post category:Family
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It took 6 years and 362 days to finally convince the boy to try a hamburger, but the lure of a Happy Meal toy and a love for French fries…

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