#Advice

Menstruation is having a moment, but this isn't the first generation to claim a MODERN attitude to periods. This booklet from the 1950s illustrates how things have and have not
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A few years back, a popular artist had an FAQ, and one of the questions was "How do you get so good at lighting and color?" They responded by saying
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There is a scene in the show Mad Men that stuck with me.In a sales pitch, Don Draper and his team are getting pushback from a client. After various failed
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Planning which film festivals to attend this year in case we're still alive and it got me thinking about Q&As... and how awful they can be. I've done tons of
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How I pitch publishers*I put myself in their mindset by asking these questions:-does this concept have legs?-do we believe this team can execute?-will they execute with the budget and timeline
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A friend who is a dad of daughters recently tweeted asking for advice *from women specifically* what their dads did that made them feel loved and cared for. A lot
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Somehow 2 & a half years have passed since I left policing & I thought maybe time for a little thread about my journey & a bit of advice for
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A thread in the role of staffers in government. I see the point that political staffers are private citizens. But the role of government staffers has evolved over the years
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HEDGE THREAD. Sadly, there are a great many hedges in #Cumbria that look like this. I'm not sure it's even fair to call this a hedge really, though it certainly
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Reminder - each year US collegiate “video game design” programs graduate approximately 10x more students than there are entry level positions at every studio in every discipline in North America.It
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27 Tweets That Will Hurt Like A MotherfuckerThread: You don't want a girlfriend, you just want to feel loved. If you brag about not giving a fuck, you’re giving a
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We lost a great man today. A legend in the game. The man who gave me a chance, believed in me, scolded me and praised me. So many stories- laughs-advice-
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If you are older than 25 years old it is time for you to learn how to talk to people without assuming your superiority. Stop telling people what they “need/should”
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Loose thread on craft in poems:1. Your intentions are just another literary device that is open to revision. Perhaps no revision can happen if those aren't on the table. No
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‘Creation> Consumption’ is bad advice./A Thread\ It’s better to create than consume.This is true as far as it goes.But as a piece of advice this completely lacks nuance and probably
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Not every second home owner is rich and the post-Brexit travel rules could punish people who have saved for a life-long dream. Here are just a few of the issues
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