[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fegQIePCKhYQlfQceioyQOM0wgA-PH8sr-hTgV2V0Mlw":3,"$fmGRaTPUxskTJgHdk58223v0X6aM4P68g7L7dTvtjA3k":34},{"author":4,"tags":11},{"author_id":5,"author_name":6,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"bio":9,"short_bio":9,"bio_jsonld":9,"slug":10,"image_url":9},36191,"Amy Riekhof","A",7,null,"amy-riekhof",[12,15,18,21,24,27,31],{"tag_id":13,"tag_name":14,"tag_count":8},243,"random",{"tag_id":16,"tag_name":17,"tag_count":8},19280,"brick-and-blanket-iq-test",{"tag_id":19,"tag_name":20,"tag_count":8},19283,"brick-and-blanket-responses",{"tag_id":22,"tag_name":23,"tag_count":8},19288,"brick-and-blanket-test",{"tag_id":25,"tag_name":26,"tag_count":8},19289,"brick-and-blanket-uses",{"tag_id":28,"tag_name":29,"tag_count":30},3,"humor",5,{"tag_id":32,"tag_name":33,"tag_count":30},63,"funny",{"quotes":35,"pagination":249},[36,70,112,133,163,196,223],{"id":37,"quote_text":38,"author_id":5,"source_id":39,"has_image":40,"author":41,"source":42,"quote_tag":43,"commentary":9},185898,"A brick and a blanket together create a blick. That’s it. That’s all I got.",2,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[44,47,50,53,58,61,64,67],{"id":45,"tag":46},1188784,{"id":28,"tag_name":29},{"id":48,"tag":49},1188783,{"id":32,"tag_name":33},{"id":51,"tag":52},1188785,{"id":13,"tag_name":14},{"id":54,"tag":55},1188778,{"id":56,"tag_name":57},786,"absurd",{"id":59,"tag":60},1188779,{"id":16,"tag_name":17},{"id":62,"tag":63},1188780,{"id":19,"tag_name":20},{"id":65,"tag":66},1188781,{"id":22,"tag_name":23},{"id":68,"tag":69},1188782,{"id":25,"tag_name":26},{"id":71,"quote_text":72,"author_id":5,"source_id":39,"has_image":40,"author":73,"source":74,"quote_tag":75,"commentary":9},185867,"Instead of stocks investors should invest in blankets, that way they’ll at least have something to keep them warm after they’ve lost all their money when the company goes under.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[76,79,82,85,90,95,98,101,104,107],{"id":77,"tag":78},1188531,{"id":28,"tag_name":29},{"id":80,"tag":81},1188530,{"id":32,"tag_name":33},{"id":83,"tag":84},1188533,{"id":13,"tag_name":14},{"id":86,"tag":87},1188529,{"id":88,"tag_name":89},720,"finance",{"id":91,"tag":92},1188534,{"id":93,"tag_name":94},920,"stocks",{"id":96,"tag":97},1188525,{"id":16,"tag_name":17},{"id":99,"tag":100},1188526,{"id":19,"tag_name":20},{"id":102,"tag":103},1188527,{"id":22,"tag_name":23},{"id":105,"tag":106},1188528,{"id":25,"tag_name":26},{"id":108,"tag":109},1188532,{"id":110,"tag_name":111},35340,"investors",{"id":113,"quote_text":114,"author_id":5,"source_id":39,"has_image":40,"author":115,"source":116,"quote_tag":117,"commentary":9},185861,"A brick and blanket could be used as a large slingshot, put the brick in the blanket swing it around and release.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[118,121,124,127,130],{"id":119,"tag":120},1188487,{"id":13,"tag_name":14},{"id":122,"tag":123},1188483,{"id":16,"tag_name":17},{"id":125,"tag":126},1188484,{"id":19,"tag_name":20},{"id":128,"tag":129},1188485,{"id":22,"tag_name":23},{"id":131,"tag":132},1188486,{"id":25,"tag_name":26},{"id":134,"quote_text":135,"author_id":5,"source_id":39,"has_image":40,"author":136,"source":137,"quote_tag":138,"commentary":9},185857,"A company could use bricks to measure their growth rate. How many bricks have angry investors thrown at you lately? If the answer is none, then your growth rate is probably pretty good… for the moment.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[139,142,145,148,151,154,157,160],{"id":140,"tag":141},1188465,{"id":28,"tag_name":29},{"id":143,"tag":144},1188464,{"id":32,"tag_name":33},{"id":146,"tag":147},1188466,{"id":13,"tag_name":14},{"id":149,"tag":150},1188462,{"id":88,"tag_name":89},{"id":152,"tag":153},1188458,{"id":16,"tag_name":17},{"id":155,"tag":156},1188459,{"id":19,"tag_name":20},{"id":158,"tag":159},1188460,{"id":22,"tag_name":23},{"id":161,"tag":162},1188461,{"id":25,"tag_name":26},{"id":164,"quote_text":165,"author_id":5,"source_id":39,"has_image":40,"author":166,"source":167,"quote_tag":168,"commentary":195},185845,"A brick can be used to represent the zero probability of this book being any good.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[169,172,175,178,183,186,189,192],{"id":170,"tag":171},1188366,{"id":28,"tag_name":29},{"id":173,"tag":174},1188365,{"id":32,"tag_name":33},{"id":176,"tag":177},1188369,{"id":13,"tag_name":14},{"id":179,"tag":180},1188367,{"id":181,"tag_name":182},2547,"mathematics",{"id":184,"tag":185},1188361,{"id":16,"tag_name":17},{"id":187,"tag":188},1188362,{"id":19,"tag_name":20},{"id":190,"tag":191},1188363,{"id":22,"tag_name":23},{"id":193,"tag":194},1188364,{"id":25,"tag_name":26},"**The Backstory**\nAmy Reichert's 2016 novel \"Luck, Love & Lemon Bars\" features a poignant passage that showcases her wit and self-deprecation as an author. At the time, Reichert was navigating the challenges of writing a debut novel while working in academia. This quote likely originated from within her own creative process.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nOn the surface, this quote seems to be a humorous acknowledgment of the uncertainty of artistic success. However, it reveals a more profound tension between self-doubt and creative production. By using a brick as a metaphor for zero probability, Reichert highlights the way in which our fear of failure can stifle innovation, making us hesitant to create at all.\n\n**How to Use This**\nWhen approaching a new project or idea, channel this mindset by acknowledging the possibility that your work may not be well-received. Instead of letting this uncertainty paralyze you, use it as an opportunity to explore and experiment with new ideas, embracing the inherent risk-taking involved in creative endeavors.",{"id":197,"quote_text":198,"author_id":5,"source_id":39,"has_image":40,"author":199,"source":200,"quote_tag":201,"commentary":9},185838,"A brick could create a clear winner in a fight if instead of fighting pillows against blankets, you fought bricks against blankets.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[202,205,208,211,214,217,220],{"id":203,"tag":204},1188336,{"id":28,"tag_name":29},{"id":206,"tag":207},1188335,{"id":32,"tag_name":33},{"id":209,"tag":210},1188337,{"id":13,"tag_name":14},{"id":212,"tag":213},1188328,{"id":16,"tag_name":17},{"id":215,"tag":216},1188330,{"id":19,"tag_name":20},{"id":218,"tag":219},1188331,{"id":22,"tag_name":23},{"id":221,"tag":222},1188333,{"id":25,"tag_name":26},{"id":224,"quote_text":225,"author_id":5,"source_id":39,"has_image":40,"author":226,"source":227,"quote_tag":228,"commentary":9},185831,"Together a brick and a blanket create the perfect metaphor for life. Will you be a brick and make something of your life, or be a blanket and sleep your life away?",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[229,232,237,240,243,246],{"id":230,"tag":231},1188283,{"id":13,"tag_name":14},{"id":233,"tag":234},1188282,{"id":235,"tag_name":236},2017,"metaphor",{"id":238,"tag":239},1188278,{"id":16,"tag_name":17},{"id":241,"tag":242},1188279,{"id":19,"tag_name":20},{"id":244,"tag":245},1188280,{"id":22,"tag_name":23},{"id":247,"tag":248},1188281,{"id":25,"tag_name":26},{"currentPage":250,"totalPages":250,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":251},1,10]