Tag: anxiety
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When the pressure is on to create something they’ll love
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Organized Noize produced almost everything hip-hop coming out of Atlanta in the ’90s. They did a lot of work for Outkast, Goodie Mob, Killer Mike, Ludacris, and produced TLC’s “Waterfalls” (thinking of that song makes me want to do the butterfly). Recently, they released a must-watch Netflix documentary. One part that stuck…
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How to tell when you’re on the right path
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This AMAZING ass organization called Deep Kids, here in Savannah, invited me to a panel discussion where middle and high school students would ask us whatever they wanted to. I’m an open book and Trelani love the kids, so I was all the way down. “How do you know you’re…
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The benefit of seeing book writing as a process versus a product
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Aspiring author: How do you write a book? Me: What’s holding you up? Aspirer: Everything. Me: The first step of writing a book is knowing what you want to write about. Are you stuck on that part? Aspirer: No, mainly what to do after I write it. Where do…
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How I regain control of my thoughts
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One thought spiraled down a staircase that could have very well ended up in depression. In short, I was beginning to believe that my dreams were too dreamy, too idealistic, and maybe even a bit unrealistic. I couldn’t tell you where the thought started. It just happened. And while I…
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How to survive a deadline that’s days away
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If you’re a procrastinator (or a recovering one), then you’ve done this plenty of times before. However, that doesn’t lighten the load on your chest, and the closer the deadline gets, the more you think of all things you should’ve, could’ve and would’ve done, including not waiting until the last…