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Writer's Block - and One Trick to Beat It |

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I’d had it with the internal struggle. To me, this reeks of what psychologists call “internal validation&# … and previous descriptions (earlier in the post) revolve more around EXTERNAL validation (seeking approval from others). I maximize those as much as I can, and when they strike, I get myself to a keyboard.

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What To Do When You've Been Insulted | Men With Pens

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No delicate tippy-tapping on the keyboard for me. I think it is also important to think about your own state when you are reading the mail, this is as much a influential factor in your internalizing the mail as the how the mail is written. Sometimes it’s best to just walk away from the keyboard. Or had he?

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Is Your Education Useless? | Men With Pens

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They don’t have to like it, mind you, but they DO have to internalize logical ways on HOW to think. I can say one thing, you sure have fire in your pen( or should I say keyboard) but I totally agree that all those years in college and unversity acquiring a B.A Barbara Ling, Virtual Coach´s last blog.

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