PostsCommentsPayoutsmattrud (45)in #life • 8 years agoRE: Say 'I Love You' the Wrong Way and I'll Kill YouOh man, I was SO like your son when I was six. Until I was about 18, actually. Very "smart" (did well in school) ... but SO stubborn and close-minded. I think for kids, the key…mattrud (45)in #productivity • 8 years agoRE: This Post Probably SucksThanks! I'll have to watch that TED Talk later. I'll let you know. Looks really interesting. I'm curious to see how it relates to the dabbler/generalist dichotomy. For me, that really hit home.mattrud (45)in #life • 8 years agoRE: Say 'I Love You' the Wrong Way and I'll Kill YouLove it!mattrud (45)in #productivity • 8 years agoRE: Should You Quit Social Media?Will do. Thanks. I'm working on it :)mattrud (45)in #life • 8 years agoRE: Stop Lying: You Love The KardashiansHaha ... thanks! I'm the same way. I've seen the Kardashian TV show a few times with friends, years back, and I think the archetype is interesting. I don't know if they're good…mattrud (45)in #life • 8 years agoRE: Dogma Is For SquaresThank you!mattrud (45)in #life • 8 years agoRE: Stop Lying: You Love The KardashiansLove to hear that! Totally agreed. I think it initially comes from the top-down, as you're saying ... but in the age of the Internet, it shouldn't take much to become aware…mattrud (45)in #writing • 8 years agoRE: Hemingway Was Biased AFHaha ... I like it! I'm very anti-jargon myself -- will be more conscious of haphazardly writing acronyms that serve ~0 benefit.mattrud (45)in #writing • 8 years agoRE: Hemingway Was Biased AFGood question, ha. Sorry. "As Fuck." All the kids are saying it these days.mattrud (45)in #ideas • 8 years agoRE: Platypussies Aren't Stupid; You AreI love this! For a while I've had a book idea along the lines of Things People From My Type of Upbringing Need to Unlearn (but far better-sounding, of course). There are so many…mattrud (45)in #ideas • 8 years agoRE: Platypussies Aren't Stupid; You AreLove it! My parents are wonderful people, but not radical thinkers. I thank them for many things, but I needed to learn this through books and a lot of the world slapping me in the face.mattrud (45)in #ideas • 8 years agoRE: Platypussies Aren't Stupid; You AreThank you! Is there anything specific you think I should expand upon? I'd love to, but I'm just starting the journey and figuring out what to write as a lot of patterns of…mattrud (45)in #writing • 8 years agoRE: The Words Are TrappedThanks! Please do. I wish I could help with the health thing, but all I can do is wish you the best and hope that the writing can help, at least mentally. And you can beat the…mattrud (45)in #writing • 8 years agoRE: The Words Are TrappedThanks, Brooke :) So far so good, but that's easy to say after four days, ha. I think it's hard for everyone, save a few freaks. For me, the big difference has come when…mattrud (45)in #travel • 8 years agoRE: Egypt: Pyramids, Near-Arrests And Gods With ButtsThanks! Love that story. I feel like half the time I'm traveling, I'm just like those animals, with a tiny bit better control of my bowels. I'm merely shitting myself figuratively.