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Healing From Big Expectations

What is the best thing about being more creative? Hint: Don't write goals... at least at the moment. Don't misunderstand me, writing down goals are important, except when they are too big.  I've done it, where a goal can't be managed and I feel defeated.  I set myself up.  At least I can't blame something like the law of attraction- I did it myself. I looked at the recent writing goals I had.  They were written about a year and a bit ago,. The only problem is they were something like this: "I'll write 2,000 words today."  The last time I wrote 2,000 words a day was in college, about 30 years ago. I know I can't write 2,000 words in one day.   I set myself up to fail, and then I hate what I've done, and hate myself for writing that goal.  In the end, I hate the fact I considered how bad I was as a writer, and eventually as a person . MY goals- and MY habits broke me. I lost hope, and lost myself. I hated to be near the computer, and I hated to b
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Alternate History Books By Harry Turtledove

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Jump Off the Damn Cliff

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Put on that Makeup and Do a Bit of Self-Care

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