This is a guest post by Jennifer Lawler. Jennifer is the author of more than 30 books, inlcuding Dojo Wisdom for Writers, and has written for magazines ranging from Family Circle to Cooking Light. She teaches a copyediting class at the University of California, San Diego and was formerly a freelance editor for ATA World …… Click here to keep reading…
My next Write for Magazines e-course starts on July 19, and I’m giving away a free spot in my Basic class. To enter, read through the Write for Magazines page to find the hidden instructions. Follow the instructions by Monday, July 12, 2010 at 12 pm ET and you’ll be entered into a random drawing. …… Click here to keep reading…
Jul 6, 2010 Classes
I’ve been reading Dan Ariely’s new book The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home. In it, he talks about how humans and animals alike need to find meaning through labor.
Ariely conducted an experiment where subjects were asked to complete a simple puzzle on a sheet of …… Click here to keep reading…
Jul 5, 2010 Money, Motivation, Observations, Personal yammerings
