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Fewer Fucks, Infinite Fuckery
On the delicate art of caring deeply about your work while giving zero fucks about what anyone thinks of it
Feb 3, 2025
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Welcome to The Smoking Area
Let's collectively share a cigarette and tell each other our biggest dreams.
Feb 28, 2025
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Lois Mac
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Shit, fuck & bugger
My potty mouth is actually a sign of verbal sophistication (backed by fuckin' science)
Dec 18, 2025
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Lois Mac
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Poetry as the very engine of persuasion
Why the most convincing writing doesn't try to convince
Dec 16, 2025
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Lois Mac
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What I lost when I found my voice
Nobody tells you this part.
Dec 10, 2025
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Lois Mac
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A little less, a little more.
Why the best creative work comes from doing less, not more.
Oct 24, 2025
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Stop asking, "how do I say this?"
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The look that lost her
Doubt, discipline and the creative cost of turning back.
Sep 23, 2025
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The anatomy of creative collapse (and the exact steps to reverse it)
On what to do when your brain stops making original thoughts
Sep 11, 2025
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I want a life that feels like a poem
Not tidy. Not perfect. Just true.
Sep 9, 2025
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Discourse Detox Episode 002 — The worst first date I ever had
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The audacity to begin
The practice of moving before you're ready
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