I used to get the “Sunday Scaries.” You know the feeling when you spend most of your Sunday dreading the work week ahead? Now Sunday is my favorite day of the week. Yes, I changed jobs, so loving what I do AND where I do it certainly helped eliminate that Sunday foreboding. But perhaps an even bigger change was to decide to focus my … [Read more...]
What I Think About ChatGPT and Other AI Writing Tools
As a writer, editor, content marketer, and journalism professor, you can imagine that many people ask me what I think about ChatGPT and other AI writing tools. I decided to first get a little meta and ask ChatGPT what people think about it, then I’ll give you my two cents. What ChatGPT Says People Think About It Here’s what ChatGPT says about … [Read more...]
Gratitude Texts: Why I Want You to Steal This Idea
I’m pretty sure it all started while drinking beer in the pool. Shouldn’t all good ideas start that way? Surely all great stories begin with an alcoholic beverage and a body of water. I was talking to my sister about a concept I learned from Gretchen Rubin’s podcast, Happier. Gretchen says: Every day may not be good, but there’s something … [Read more...]
