Writing for Weird Times by Amy Guth

Writing for Weird Times by Amy Guth

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Writing for Weird Times by Amy Guth
Writing for Weird Times by Amy Guth
Exercise: your brain's value to others

Exercise: your brain's value to others

Slip away from fears of being over-modest or over-boastful

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Jan 14, 2021
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Exercise: your brain's value to others
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What is your value to others? Specifically, how does your knowledge serve others?

Freewrite or make a list around this idea, and see where you land.

This activity is worth doing because often we frame the work we do in terms of ourselves (salary, stress, joy, achievement, etc.) or we overuse thinking and language to diminish our impact like “we” and “team…

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