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Asimov Technique

To say that Isaac Asimov was a prolific writer is an understatement. He wrote or edited over 500 books! Five hundred. I read that he would have many typewriters in his office. Each one dedicated to a different book or article that he was working on. This was before personal computers. When he got bored…

July 2, 2024 in 30 Days of Blogging, 30 Days of Shipping, Artistic Rehab, Life, Peter Gruner, Playwriting, Uncategorized.

Getting Ready to Burn

Our show Burn opens in a week and a half. Ten days. Five more rehearsals. There are still a couple of bumps, but the production is in good shape. I’m not being overconfident. But I’m feeling some confidence because we’ve put in the work. All of us have put in the work. And we’ll continue…

May 21, 2024 in 30 Days of Blogging, 30 Days of Shipping, Artistic Rehab, Life, Peter Gruner, Uncategorized.

Raise the Bar or Raise the Floor?

Typically, when we are setting goals, we try to pick something that’s hard to reach. You want to do something you’ve never done before. Or when you get to a certain level, you pick the next level to get to. You “raise the bar”. The problem with raising the bar is that you are shooting…

May 11, 2024 in 30 Days of Blogging, 30 Days of Shipping, Artistic Rehab, Peter Gruner, Playwriting, Uncategorized.

10 More Rehearsals

Burn opens in three and a half weeks. We’ve got ten more rehearsals to go. It may seem like a lot, but it will go by quickly. On the plus side, the actors know most of their lines. I’m the laggard in the cast. But I’m nearly there. The lines are coming. Slowly. There are…

May 7, 2024 in 30 Days of Blogging, 30 Days of Shipping, Artistic Rehab, Life, Peter Gruner, Uncategorized.

Looking for the Linings

We are hard-wired to look for what’s wrong. What’s bad. What’s broken. And with those “glasses” on, it’s easy to overlook what’s good. What’s working. What went well. Last month, I missed two posts. I only posted 28 days, instead of 30 days. And my initial reaction was that I failed. Not only that, but…

May 3, 2024 in 30 Days of Blogging, 30 Days of Shipping, Artistic Rehab, Life, Peter Gruner, Playwriting, Uncategorized, Weight Loss.

Expect to fail

The problem with setting goals is that we often expect a linear path to achieving them. It’s rarely straightforward. Most of us will experience bumps on the road to our goals. We’ll fall of the wagon. We’ll eat too much. We’ll stay up late. We’ll miss writing a blog post. The important thing is not…

April 5, 2024 in 30 Days of Blogging, 30 Days of Shipping, Life, Peter Gruner, Playwriting, Uncategorized, Weight Loss.

We Know What to Do

Most of the time, we know what to do to reach our goals. It’s often simple. Do the Work. But it’s rarely easy. Doing the work is hard.  It’s challenging.  It’s scary. And yet, most of the time if we do the work, we’ll get what we want. Why don’t we do the work? Why…

March 30, 2024 in 30 Days of Blogging, 30 Days of Shipping, Artistic Rehab, Life, Peter Gruner, Playwriting, Weight Loss.

Talker’s Block

Whenever I hear about Writer’s Block, I think of Seth Godin. He dismisses the idea of Writer’s Block by saying that you never hear about someone having Talker’s Block. Somehow, someway, we always find something to talk about when we’re with other people. And writing is the same way. If you imagine you’re communicating with…

March 22, 2024 in 30 Days of Blogging, 30 Days of Shipping, Artistic Rehab, Life, Peter Gruner, Playwriting, Uncategorized.

Nice to the Nice

One of my favourite lines from the show MASH is when Frank Burns says: It’s nice to be nice to the nice. The funny thing is that I saw that episode almost fifty years ago. And yet the line remains in my memory. Popping up now and then, bringing a smile to my face. The…

February 16, 2024 in 30 Days of Blogging, 30 Days of Shipping, Life, Peter Gruner, Uncategorized.

Fear of Shipping

One of my goals for my five-year plan is to earn $500 from a side hustle. I don’t know what the side hustle will be. Maybe it will be my writing. Maybe it will be something else. I’ve wanted to have another source of income for years. But it’s getting from idea to reality that…

February 13, 2024 in 30 Days of Blogging, 30 Days of Shipping, Life, Peter Gruner, Playwriting, Uncategorized.

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