Where do you find your inspiration for writing? It takes serious discipline to be able to quickly switch into the right frame of mind to produce good material. Apparently Sean Lock (an excellent comic, you may have seen him on ‘8 Out of 10 Cats’ or ‘QI’) used to separate ‘work’ from ‘home’ by leaving the […]
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Apparently the quote “A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step” has been incorrectly interpreted. While the meaning we have – “Even a huge task can be broken into achievable parts” – the original meaning was “A huge action must be preceded by stillness.” I think taking time for a mental break
Watch this, it’s possibly my favourite rap video ever, by a gentleman called ‘Xzibit’. Even if hip hop is not your thing, please give it a go. As an over-the-top ‘day in the life’, I think it’s superb (and all the rude words have been omitted). Other than the music and lyrics (the subjective aspect),
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“The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas” Linus Pauling – U.S. chemist & pacifist “You want a hit, give me an hour plus a pen and a pad” LL Cool J – U.S. rapper and pacifist (probably) By drawing on both sets of words of wisdom, I’ve discovered an
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My son (5 years old) and I were playing superhero fights recently (we each play the role of a superhero and have a pretend battle e.g. Batman or Wolverine against, say, Hulk or the Joker). This was the selection process: Him: “Dad, let’s have a superhero fight.” Me: “OK. Who are we? Him: “I’m Iron
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