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Read more about the article Disconnect the easy way.

Disconnect the easy way.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 7, 2017
  • Post category:Sports
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I played golf yesterday morning with my two friends, Andrew and Plato. The sky was blue. The sun was low in the sky. The greens were still sparkling with dew.…

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Read more about the article Just listen to this. Please.

Just listen to this. Please.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 6, 2017
  • Post category:History/Politics
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I can't recommend this episode of StoryCorps enough. Entitled "No Barrier for Love," it features immigrants talking about what’s important to them — from falling in love to feeling like…

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Read more about the article Not unisex. Omnisex.

Not unisex. Omnisex.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 5, 2017
  • Post category:Idea/Words
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Like me, my friend Charles agrees with implementing unisex restrooms but makes an excellent point about how to name these spaces. Shouldn't they be called omni-sex restrooms? "Uni" is a…

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Read more about the article Commitment, persistence, and practice can look a lot like talent. Don’t be fooled.

Commitment, persistence, and practice can look a lot like talent. Don’t be fooled.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 4, 2017
  • Post category:Productivity Tip/The Writing Process
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I love this video so much. I love this guy so much. If I owned a company—any company—and was hiring, this is the person I would hire. So much of…

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Read more about the article Call it a lie when it’s a lie.

Call it a lie when it’s a lie.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 3, 2017
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In a Wall Street Journal interview this week, Trump claimed that the head of the Boy Scouts called him to heap praise on the politically aggressive speech Trump delivered at…

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Read more about the article I wrote on an island. Under a tree. In the middle of a parking lot.

I wrote on an island. Under a tree. In the middle of a parking lot.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 2, 2017
  • Post category:Productivity Tip/The Writing Process
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I arrived at the dentist's office at 1:40 PM for a 2:00 PM appointment. With a book due in less than a week, I was anxious to return to the…

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Read more about the article Resolution Update: July 2017

Resolution Update: July 2017

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 1, 2017
  • Post category:New Year's Resolutions
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PERSONAL HEALTH 1. Don’t die. Foul ball nearly clocked me in the head at a minor league baseball game, but my cat-like reflexes save me. 2. Lose 20 pounds. I…

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Read more about the article There are six seasons. Not four.

There are six seasons. Not four.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 31, 2017
  • Post category:Books/Idea
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Kurt Vonnegut proposed a restructuring of the seasons that I really like. January and February: Winter March and April: Unlocking May and June: Spring July and August: Summer September and…

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Read more about the article So many white people

So many white people

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 30, 2017
  • Post category:History/Politics
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They've done it again. Here is a photo of the 2017 White House interns alongside Donald Trump. The fact that more than half of all millennials (age 18-34) are not…

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Read more about the article Sleeping babies: Less shame. More sleep.

Sleeping babies: Less shame. More sleep.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 29, 2017
  • Post category:Parenting
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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) currently advises parents to sleep in the same room (but never in the same bed) as their babies for a year, ideally, but at…

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