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Read more about the article Rest in Peace, Danny Pollock

Rest in Peace, Danny Pollock

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 24, 2024
  • Post category:Uncategorized

My childhood friend, Danny, passed away last week. I last saw Danny at Yawgoog Scout Reservation two years ago, where he and I spent so many glorious summer days. Danny…

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Read more about the article Bomb threats are always made by cowards

Bomb threats are always made by cowards

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 23, 2024
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Simple but important: A lot of judges, election workers, politicians, attorneys general, and similar public servants are receiving a great many bomb and death threats these days. Can we all…

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Read more about the article Uncomfortable Plot Summaries

Uncomfortable Plot Summaries

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 22, 2024
  • Post category:Uncategorized

One of the best ways to construct a story is to first define the purpose and plot in its simplest form: "I needed to find the perfect gift for my…

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Read more about the article Sabatoge productivity one stupid decision at a time

Sabatoge productivity one stupid decision at a time

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 21, 2024
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In their book, Simple Sabotage: A Modern Field Manual for Detecting and Rooting Out Everyday Behaviors That Undermine Your Workplace, Robert M. Galford and Cary Greene examine the "Simple Sabotage…

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Read more about the article Crime is dropping. Most people don’t believe this.

Crime is dropping. Most people don’t believe this.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 20, 2024
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The National Retail Federation has retracted an allegation that more than half of the $94.5 billion in lost merchandise in 2021 was stolen by organized retail crime rings. Large groups…

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Read more about the article Use a microphone

Use a microphone

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 19, 2024
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If you're ever in a public speaking situation and asked if you want to use a microphone, please say yes every time. So often, I've found myself in a position…

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Read more about the article I steal ideas

I steal ideas

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 18, 2024
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A friend told me his head is full of stories but lacks the chops to get them down on paper. He wondered aloud if someone would be willing to write…

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Read more about the article Inspirational speeches including an unlikely favorite

Inspirational speeches including an unlikely favorite

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 17, 2024
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There have been many inspirational speeches throughout history. Knute Rockne’s “One for the Gipper” speech. The Saint Crispin’s Day speech from Shakespeare’s Henry V (which sounds surprisingly like the speech…

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Read more about the article Not one book?

Not one book?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 16, 2024
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A recent YouGov poll found that 46 percent of Americans did not read a book in 2023. As an author, this number alarms me. As a teacher, it deeply saddens…

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Read more about the article MLK Day: A decade later thanks to my willingness to hold onto the past

MLK Day: A decade later thanks to my willingness to hold onto the past

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:January 15, 2024
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Ten years ago today, I wrote about Martin Luther King Day and my daughter, Clara. It's the epitome of why I write so much. Had I not taken the time…

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