Counterarguments, part 1

The things we think are barriers to speaking up can also be persuasive power tools

Say you have a spark of an idea and set out to write something. Then, say there is a little voice in your head saying, “yeah, but…” and offering a reason that feels very real and valid as to why you should not write it.

You then have choices:

1. You can listen and not write the piece.

2. You can use what that little voice said and incorporate it into the piece,…