Tag: dailyprompt
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Good People
What does it mean to be a good person? View all responses I think everyone has moments where they are “good.” It’s more of an action. There’s “good” and “bad” in all of us. It’s part of being human! All it takes is a moment. It’s when we do something without any desire for acclaim…
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Cookin’ Beans and Bakin’ Bread
What’s the most underrated life skill? View all responses Have you ever made a loaf of bread? Without a bread maker? Without a (gasp) mixer??? If you ever have a day where you feel like you need something different to do, I highly recommend making a loaf of bread. It makes the house smell so…
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Hustler
What are your favorite side-hustle ideas? View all responses There are way too many little side-hustles or lil businesses that I’d like to start: YouTube channel A mobile book store (like in a van or even better- a bus!) French fry truck Coffee truck A sticker biz Planners (because I love planning and making lists!)…
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What People Want
How do you write what people actually want to read? View all responses “Write what you know.” “Write what you want to read.” “Write to solve a problem.” “Just write!” When it comes to writing what people actually want to read, there is quite a bit of variety. One can consider their audience. Their skillset.…
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A Single Thing
What’s one thing you wish you had started doing earlier in life? View all responses What’s something I wish I had started doing earlier? Trusting myself. Historically, I’ve had a tough time with this one! But it has gotten easier over time. Maybe. I think. Trusting myself got me through some tough times. But even…
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A Healthy Financial Mindset (Or… How I Keep Myself From Buying Rotisserie Chickens Every Day of the Week)
How does your mindset affect your financial success? View all responses For me, a healthy financial mindset is the one in which financial freedom surpasses instant gratification. So whatever gets me to that point, and is also sustainable, meaning I can do it over and over, without too much effort. That means not wasting money…
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Re-Livable
So let me start by saying that even if I could, I don’t think that I would. I’ve watched enough sci-fi and fantasy to know that it is never a good idea to mess with time. (Okay, they had to in Harry Potter, but seriously they were saving lives.) If I could go back and…
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Same Salary/Same Job/Same Life
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do/with your one wild and precious life?” (Mary Oliver, The Summer Day) I’ve been on a Mary Oliver kick, especially since watching this documentary from PBS that popped up on YouTube. And I’m thinking about the prompt, if the salary was the same, what job would you…
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Hobbies and Not-Hobbies
I’ve got way too many. Hobbies, that is. Here are a few: Bird-watching. Walking. Reading. Journaling. Junk journaling. (Different from the previous hobby!) Knitting. Attempting to grow plants. Drawing. Making collages. Baking (especially on Sundays.) Playing with stickers and washi tape. Shopping at the $ Tree. Music, and playing instruments. I’d say writing, but I…
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Unfinished… But Not Forgotten
I’m a David Foster Wallace fan. I haven’t finished this one though, and maybe it’s time to do so: With essays like “Big Red Son” and “Certainly the End of Something or Other, One Would Sort of Have to Think,” I ended up chuckling before I even got to page one. It was a book…
