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Stream of Consciousness Nonfiction: Can It Work?

December 20, 2021

Experiencing

creativity, experience, experiencing, experimental, writing

This will probably be one of the weirdest posts I’ve ever written, but if we don’t try new things how can we challenge ourselves? Without the courage to lose sight of the shore, how can we discover new oceans? This post on whether stream of consciousness nonfiction can work is an example-in-itself.

I decided to give myself a challenge: start writing a post and see how much I can write in the span of thirty minutes. Can stream of consciousness nonfiction work? What will it look like? Is it worth it? Will I stop making silly, self-evident questions and instead proceed with the post itself?

I’ll document my progress as I go along, because I feel this will be the most useful (to you) part of the entire experiment.

stream of consciousness nonfiction
Whenever I don’t have time to think much about an image, I simply add a cat photo. Always works!
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Is Goodreads Worth It for Writers? Not for This One at Least

December 13, 2021

Literature

book, Goodreads, literature, marketing, social media

Goodreads has been around for quite some time, and a lot, a lot of writers and readers are there. It feels like it would be a great platform for a writer to promote their books, receive feedback and reviews, and all that. And yet, my experience has been such that I’ll have to say, no, I don’t think Goodreads is worth my time.

Don’t get me wrong, I can’t say I haven’t benefitted from it. I’ve made some good friends and I’ve read some great books thanks to Goodreads. But the overall time I’ve had to invest, plus the way certain things function make me think that Goodreads is worth less than the overall effort and time you put in it.

This is tricky to quantify and explain, which makes the whole process rather insidious. To put it this way, it did take me some time to realize it. It’s also the reason why I bother talking about it; in an effort to help others.

So, let’s take a deeper look at all this. I’ll talk about my experiences with the platform, and why I think Goodreads isn’t worth my time. Your mileage may vary, of course.

Come to think of it, your mileage will very likely vary. But the reasons are still important.

Goodreads worth
Judging the Goodreads worth factor involves understanding how much you’ve got to dig through dirt to find traces of gold.
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A JavaScript Demotivational Quote Generator

December 6, 2021

Programming

creativity, javascript, programming, quote generator

There’s a lot to like on the internet, and a lot to hate. To be fair, this is more of a pet peeve of mine (there are far more annoying and dangerous things out there), but I hate it still. I’m talking about those inspiring quotes, complete with images of butterflies and dramatic skies and believe-in-yourself-you-can-do-its. That’s why I thought to make this little JavaScript Demotivational Quote Generator.

I guess the reason I hate such designs is because they summarize some of the things I truly loathe, such as hypocrisy and the scourge that is simple answers to complex questions. Everything today, every experience and every instance of thought seems to be condensable into a neatly packaged, context-free sentence. It’s truly disgusting, and I mean that the same way Slavoj Žižek expertly expressed:

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And so, I decided to do something about it. It seems any idiot can pair together some fancy words and some nice images, so why not this one. The whole thing is a bit like making up a horoscope, truly. So, with these in mind, let me show you what I made.

JavaScript Demotivational Quote Generator
No JavaScript Demotivational Quote Generator is complete without cats!
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