ast the quarter-century mark, you see, certain actions, attitudes, and behaviors will simply no longer do, and while it might seem unpleasant to feign a maturity and solicitousness towards others that you may not genuinely feel, it is not only appreciated by others but necessary for your continued survival.
The Challenge: Read Infinite Jest over the summer of 2009 – You've been meaning to do it for over a decade. Now join endurance bibliophiles from around the web as we tackle and comment upon David Foster Wallace's masterwork, June 21st to September 22nd. A thousand pages1 ÷ 93 days = 75 pages a week. No sweat.
a series of experiments shows that when others take notice of our plans, performance is compromised because we gain "a premature sense of completeness" about the goal.
The Second Story is a non-profit writing project serving kids, schools and community organizations in Indianapolis, IN. Free programs include in-class writing instruction at local schools, as well as after-school tutoring, creative-writing workshops and other events.
We met Ed Toll from this band downtown while taking a stroll, and he let me take his photo, so I'm saving the link so I can add it to the photo caption.
I put this together and used it to take pictures at the racetrack – worked wonders and made a big difference with a lens that I have terrible problems keeping steady.