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Jack London ~ Essay - On The Writer's Philosophy On Life

On The Writer's Philosophy On Life by Jack London Should be noted that this philosophy transcends writing alone. The literary hack, the one who is satisfied to turn out “pot boilers” for the rest of his or her life, will save time and vexation by passing this article by. It contains no hints as to the disposing of manuscripts, the vagaries of the blue-pencil, the filing of material, nor the innate perversity of adjectives and adverbs. Petrified “Pen-trotters,” pass on! This is for the writer—no matter how much hack-work he is turning out just now—who cherishes ambitions and ideals, and yearns for the time when agricultural newspapers and home magazines no more may occupy the major portion of his visiting list.  How are you, dear sir, madam, or miss, to achieve distinction in the field you have chosen? Genius? Oh, but you are no genius. If you were you would not be reading these lines. Genius is irresistible; it casts aside all shackles and restraints; it ...

Recently Flipped

I've always been a fan of Flipboard.  They were the first app to take the information you follow from all of your channels and put it into once single space.  Not only that, they've taken the articles you read and collect, they've displayed it in the very familiar magazine layout. Anyway, I could on and on about the usefulness and functionality of Flipboard, but you can check it out on your own.  My reason for bringing it up is to add a new segment post on the articles I've recently shared on Flipboard and being shared by others, as a result. Fitness & Recovery Breathe Like A Superman | Surfer | The Wim Hof Method takes root in surfing by the likes of Kelly Slater, Laird Hamilton, and Koa Smith. There’s an almost crazed look on Wim Hof’s face. Aggressive and curious, the ice-blue eyes of the 57-year-old dart as he speaks to a crew from Vice about his self-proclaimed breathing method that can enable everyday Joes to do incredible things. According to Hof, who ...

Quote to Ponder ~Lewis

“Fairy land arouses a longing for he knows not what. It stirs and troubles him (to his life-long enrichment) with the dim sense of something beyond his reach and, far from dulling or emptying the actual world, gives it a new dimension of depth. He does not despise real woods because he has read of enchanted woods: the reading makes all real woods a little enchanted.”  ~ C. S. Lewis