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July 30, 2019 1 Comment

Ep 209: Curiosity, Creativity, Productivity: Three Pillars to Building Your Best Writing Life

Curiosity, Creativity, and Productivity: Three Pillars to Building Your Best Writing Life (Ep 209: Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach)

[Ep 209] Each week I claim that writers are discovering ways to reach their writing goals—and have fun—by being more curious, creative, and productive. And each week you may be thinking, “Really?” Yes, I really do believe these three traits or these three values can drive you forward to achieve your goals—and have fun along the way. They are values I myself … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcast, writing Tagged With: creativity, curiosity, productivity, Three Pillars to Your Best Writing Life, traits of a writer

November 17, 2016 2 Comments

Eleanor Roosevelt: None of us can afford to stop learning

None of us can afford to stop learning or to check our curiosity about new things, or to lose our humility in the face of new situations. - Eleanor Roosevelt, You Learn by Living

Eleanor Roosevelt nurtured an active, curious mind. She believed that "living and learning must go hand in hand," and her philosophy played out in life and in print. She wrote about curiosity itself and about things that reflected her curiosity. "This part of learning—learning as you go—gives life its salt. And this, too, comes back primarily to interest. You must be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Quotes for Writers Tagged With: curiosity

July 19, 2016 3 Comments

#60: The Top 5 Ways Curiosity Can Ruin Your Writing

The Top 5 Ways Curiosity Can Ruin Your Writing - Ep 60: Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach

“Curiosity can ruin my writing? What? I thought Ann Kroeker lauded curiosity as a key component to the writing life! She claims it’s one way we can achieve our writing goals!” “Is she turning her back on curiosity? Has it killed the cat and now she’s urging us to return to predictable poetry and lifeless prose?” No worries, friends. Curiosity still fuels my … [Read more...]

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January 26, 2016 Leave a Comment

#35: Want to Be a More Creative Writer? Get Curious!

Want to Be a More Creative Writer? Get Curious! - Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach podcast

Show Notes Summary: Episode #35: Want to Be a More Creative Writer? Get Curious! Curiosity can distract us from our work and disrupt our productivity. Curiosity can tempt us to waste time watching Buzzfeed and Upworthy videos, discover our friends' latest Facebook updates, tag trends on Twitter, and obsessively check weather reports. But curiosity is a powerful … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: be a more creative writer, creative writer, curiosity, curious, flow, how to be a creative writer, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, play

August 27, 2015 12 Comments

Top 6 Curiosity Discoveries – August 2015

Ann Kroeker - Curiosity Journal - Questions - Learn - Read - Write - Play - Try - Listen

I'm resurrecting the Curiosity Journal I began years ago. An autodidact's journal. A lifelong learner's exploration. A commonplace book. The monthly Curiosity Journal will document six areas that ignite a curious mind: learn, read, write, play, try, listen. * * * 1. Learn I love learning new things, whether knowledge, trivia, insight, or skills. This month's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Curiosity Journal Tagged With: Amber Haines, curiosity, Getting Things Done, GTD, Problogger, Wild in the Hollow

November 21, 2012 4 Comments

Curiosity Journal: November 21, 2012

Wednesdays (or thereabouts) I’ve been recording a Curiosity Journal to recap the previous week using these tag words: reading, playing, learning, reacting and writing. Sometimes I mix up the order, just to keep you on your toes. Care to join me? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Curiosity Journal Tagged With: curiosity, Curiosity Journal, curious, play, playfulness, The Play Project

June 5, 2012 11 Comments

Curiosity Journal: June 6, 2012

Each Wednesday (or thereabouts) I’ve been recording a Curiosity Journal to recap the previous week using these tag words: reading, playing, learning, reacting and writing.Care to join me? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Curiosity Journal Tagged With: cello, cello student, curiosity, curious, family

January 26, 2012 2 Comments

Curiosity Journal: January 26, 2012

Each Wednesday I’ve been recording a Curiosity Journal to recap the previous week using these tag words: reading, playing, learning, reacting and writing.I'm late this week, however, so I'm posting on Thursday.Hope you don't mind.:::ReadingA few articles, mostly about brain-sharpening: "A Sharper Mind, Middle Age and Beyond" from The New York Times "Buff Your Brain" from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Curiosity Journal, family Tagged With: bananagrams, curiosity, curious

December 28, 2011 8 Comments

Curiosity Journal: December 28, 2011

Each Wednesday I’ve been recording a Curiosity Journal to recap the previous week using these tag words: reading, playing, learning, reacting and writing. Now I'm simplifying the journal, to see if I like a slimmed-down version. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: creativity, Curiosity Journal, family Tagged With: creativity, curiosity, goal-setting

September 21, 2011 14 Comments

Curiosity Journal: Sept. 21, 2011

Bananagrams

Each Wednesday I’m recording a Curiosity Journal to recap the past week. Tag words are: reading, playing, learning, reacting and writing. ::: Some of you have mentioned that you’re keeping a Curiosity Journal, as well. Leave your link in the comments so that we can visit and enjoy your weekly review. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: creativity, Curiosity Journal, Not So Fast, reading, self-discovery Tagged With: curiosity, Curiosity Journal

August 31, 2011 11 Comments

Curiosity Journal: August 31, 2011

Each Wednesday I’m recording a Curiosity Journal, a recap of the past week. Tag words are: reading, playing, learning, reacting and writing. :::Some of you have mentioned that you’re keeping a Curiosity Journal, as well. Leave your link in the comments so that we can visit and enjoy your weekly review. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: books, change, children, exercise, family, life, lifelong learning, parenting, reading, writing Tagged With: curiosity, Curiosity Journal

August 24, 2011 10 Comments

Curiosity Journal: August 24, 2011

Each Wednesday I’m recording a Curiosity Journal, a recap of the past week. Tag words are: reading, playing, learning, reacting and writing. :::Some of you have mentioned that you’re keeping a Curiosity Journal, as well. Leave your link in the comments so that we can visit and enjoy your weekly review. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: creativity, life, lifelong learning, mind, self-discovery Tagged With: curiosity, Curiosity Journal

August 9, 2011 17 Comments

Curiosity Journal: August 10, 2011

Each Wednesday I’m recording a Curiosity Journal, a recap of the past week. Tag words are: reading, playing, learning, reacting and writing. :::Some of you have mentioned that you’re keeping a Curiosity Journal, as well. Leave your link in the comments so that we can visit and enjoy your weekly review. Reading Luci Shaw's Breath for the Bones includes a chapter on Paying … [Read more...]

Filed Under: creativity, life, lifelong learning Tagged With: Breath for the Bones, cicada killer wasps, cicada killers, creativity, curiosity, Curiosity Journal

July 13, 2011 7 Comments

Curiosity Journal: July 13, 2011

Each Wednesday I’m recording a Curiosity Journal, a recap of the past week. Tag words are: reading, playing, learning, reacting and writing. :::Some of you have mentioned that you're keeping a Curiosity Journal, as well. Leave your link in the comments so that we can visit and enjoy your weekly review. Reading I copied this down from Steven Pressfield's quick … [Read more...]

Filed Under: creativity, reading Tagged With: curiosity, Curiosity Journal, learning, playing, reading

July 6, 2011 12 Comments

Curiosity Journal: July 6, 2011

Each Wednesday I’m recording a Curiosity Journal, a recap of the past week. Tag words are: reading, playing, learning, reacting and writing. :::Some of you have mentioned that you're keeping a Curiosity Journal, as well. Leave your link in the comments so that we can visit and enjoy your weekly review. Reading I finished The Happiness Project, by Gretchen Rubin. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: creativity, self-discovery Tagged With: creativity, curiosity, Curiosity Journal, Happiness Project, How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci

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