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Completion, though, is not to be confused with perfection.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[72,75,78],{"id":73,"tag":74},3513316,{"id":13,"tag_name":14},{"id":76,"tag":77},3513319,{"id":20,"tag_name":21},{"id":79,"tag":80},3513318,{"id":17,"tag_name":18},{"id":82,"quote_text":83,"author_id":5,"source_id":28,"has_image":29,"author":84,"source":85,"quote_tag":86,"commentary":9},719662,"While writing the first draft is an exercise in shutting down all of the things we think we know so that the story features come tumbling out, the revision is the end of the joy ride. We pull on the gloves and sort of poke around inside the body. Is that a tumor? Will that limb need amputation? 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Grief has been an odd companion, at first a terror, but now I am all the better having accepted it for its intrinsic worth.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[102,105,108],{"id":103,"tag":104},3513304,{"id":13,"tag_name":14},{"id":106,"tag":107},3513307,{"id":20,"tag_name":21},{"id":109,"tag":110},3513306,{"id":17,"tag_name":18},{"id":112,"quote_text":113,"author_id":5,"source_id":28,"has_image":29,"author":114,"source":115,"quote_tag":116,"commentary":9},719660,"Humans need each other for equilibrium and support. But writers must pull aside to take a quiet walk alone, not just for the sake of serenity but to hear the Voice inside. That is how the storyteller connects with with others--listen, write, share.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[117,120,123],{"id":118,"tag":119},3513300,{"id":13,"tag_name":14},{"id":121,"tag":122},3513303,{"id":20,"tag_name":21},{"id":124,"tag":125},3513302,{"id":17,"tag_name":18},{"id":127,"quote_text":128,"author_id":5,"source_id":28,"has_image":29,"author":129,"source":130,"quote_tag":131,"commentary":137},708955,"The hardest part about changing the new year is changing ourselves. We have to write each day differently than last year's days. If we do, we increase the chances we won't meet with last year's disappointments. 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Hickman's quote suggests that the key to avoiding last year's disappointments lies not in grand, sweeping changes, but in making incremental adjustments to our daily habits and mindset.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset to your own life, try focusing on making small, incremental changes to your daily routine and habits. Instead of trying to overhaul your entire life at once, commit to writing each day differently than the last, whether that means waking up 30 minutes earlier, practicing a new skill, or simply taking a few minutes to reflect on your goals and values. By doing so, you'll be more likely to break free from last year's patterns and create a more fulfilling life.",{"currentPage":139,"totalPages":139,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":140},1,10]