Tag: tutorial
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Tis the season for…well, a lot of things, but harried holiday shopping ranks right up there. And for every consumer fretting over a list, there seems to be an oh-so-helpful guide to take the pain out of the process, especially if you’re considered one of the shopping-impaired (that would be you, fellas). And whether these…
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I get unreasonably annoyed when I see someone “undeserving” enjoying success. It’s a petty impulse and shaped in large part by my desire to believe the world is meritocratic (it isn’t), but there you go. Talent, determination and ruthlessness you can’t really argue with, but the fact that Jersey Shore’s The Situation is set to…
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I’ve been thinking a lot about going along to get along in the last few days. How we’re conditioned to stifle our impulses for the greater good of society. It reminds me of a conversation I had with friends recently as to what our end-of-the-world crimes would be. If everything was about to go kaput,…
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Owing to a number of factors (promising a bunch of folks I’d make them one, fighting insomnia by thinking of wacky playlists, this piece from a True/Slant colleague), mix tapes (henceforth referred to as mix cds because we are in the 21st century) have been on my mind lately. The selection and arranging of just…
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Here on GenMeh, I like to mix pragmatism in with the pep talks, so assuming that you’re theoretically on board with the just because message in my previous post, how do you move from nodding along to actually going out and, ya know, doing stuff? Photo by ontilnow The trick to countering cowardice/natural reticence/an overabundance…
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I promised that I’d offer a rough and ready guide to Project Guinea Pig, in which you acknowledge that you can’t predict the future, stop trying to and start diving down interesting rabbit holes as you encounter them, without thinking about how these life tangents will affect A) your personal “brand” B) your five-year plan…
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Today, kids, we’re going to talk about being unemployed. You’ve all heard the conventional wisdom about the need to get dressed every day, not sleep in until noon and to apply to positions as if it were your job (which it kinda is). And while I’m not going to dispute the idea that watching Judge…
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I’ve already tackled general stress-busting tips a couple of weeks ago, but as we all know, the holidays are a whole ‘nother ballgame and I’ve decided that they really do require their own set of ground rules. And given that I’ll soon be on a plane to spend this festive season with my own family…
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‘Tis the season for a lot of things, not the least of which is stress. And stress begets articles by “experts” on how to cope with said stress. While most of this advice is well-intentioned, the practicality and applicability of it to the life of the average Gen Meh-er is dubious at best. Put another…
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Photo by cheerfulmonk According to my parents, I spend a significant chunk of my toddlerhood refusing to utter the word yes under any circumstance. Okay and maybe were apparently cool, but yes was off the table. Evidently, the stubbornness kicked in right out of the womb. Maybe this early experiment in opting out is why…
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