Teflon Tuesday
Oh, hi friends!
I just went down a rabbit hole about Telfon’s toxic legacy, the dangers of nonstick cooking pans, and also found out its chemical compound name is polytetrafluoroethylene.
Why?
Because I think we should all dress up as Teflon for Halloween. Just imagine a nice thin little layer of armor...
For when you get criticized.
For when you envy the success of others.
For when you’re bitten by an emotional vampire.
For when you're almost thrown off course.
What if all those things just bounced off your Teflon shield? Wouldn’t that be grand? So let’s suit up. Metaphorically, of course.*
*I don't actually like Halloween, but I do love candy corn, which I'm sure makes me a monster to some of you!
“If you simply manage to write in spoken language, you'll be ahead of 95% of writers. And it's so easy to do: just don't let a sentence through unless it's the way you'd say it to a friend.”
Paul Graham says you should write like you talk. I look back on past stories and can spot sentences that sound nothing like me. They sound like what I thought writing should sound like. But the thing is…writing should sound like you.
Oh, So This Is Sanity
A friend gifted me three free months of the meditation app Headspace, and it’s quickly become the most important app on my phone. There are short (or long) meditation guides broken down into topics you might need help with like Prioritization, Self-Esteem, Interviews, etc. It’s wonderful. You can sign up for free to start or subscribe to get the whole dealio.
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Love, Kara