Liz Breen
Some Thoughts on Job Security in the Era of COVID
I am fortunate. As my friends in the production, restaurant and event industries are getting laid off or furloughed, I find myself about...
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Liz Breen
- Nov 7, 2019
- 5 min
How I Knew It Was the Right Time to Go Freelance
I'm pretty much the Diddy of the blog world. I wait for you to forget about me completely, then BOOM. I bust back onto the scene. It's...
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Liz Breen
- Mar 4, 2019
- 3 min
Don't Call It A "Routine"
It happened nearly a year ago now and seemed innocuous enough. It was April. I had just heard National Book Award nominee Min Jin Lee...
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Liz Breen
- Jan 10, 2019
- 2 min
Why I Use a French Press
Heat the kettle. Grind the beans. Pour the water over the grounds. Wait for it to steep. It's a lot more work than dumping a few...
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Liz Breen
- Dec 30, 2018
- 7 min
Year in Review: 18 Things I Loved in 2018
If you've followed the news at all (or really just logged on to any social media site for even a nanosecond), you know this year was...
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Liz Breen
- Dec 11, 2018
- 3 min
Millennials Only Want What Boomers Had
I am a Millennial, the generation which (according to Google's autocomplete) is ruining cheese, the workplace, Applebee's, vacation,...
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Liz Breen
- Nov 16, 2018
- 2 min
Your Schedule Is Not A Status Symbol
Ask someone how they're doing, and they'll probably give you some variation of "busy." "Good," they might say. "Busy." Or else it's "Ugh....
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Liz Breen
- Nov 3, 2018
- 2 min
Maybe No One Will Read This
And I have to be okay with that. When I submit a story to literary journals, maybe no one will publish it. When I query agents, maybe no...
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Liz Breen
- Oct 28, 2018
- 4 min
A Screenless Sick Day
I'm bad at being sick. Though I was never particularly athletic growing up, I've somehow adopted a hard-nosed coach's perspective on...
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Liz Breen
- Oct 24, 2018
- 3 min
What Makes a Killer Informational Interview, From Someone Who's Done a Hell of a Lot of Them
This past Sunday, my husband and I had a conversation we've had many times before. "So who are you meeting with again?" he asked....
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Liz Breen
- Oct 18, 2018
- 3 min
Dear Son
I have an app on my phone that tells me things about you — how exactly you are growing, new sensations you are feeling. This week, the...
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Liz Breen
- Apr 30, 2018
- 1 min
Introducing "Highly Caffeinated"
Below is a copy of my latest (and first ever) newsletter — "Highly Caffeinated". Not signed up for my newsletter? There's a link in the...
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Liz Breen
- Mar 7, 2018
- 6 min
The Low-Info Diet
Truth of the matter is, you can say whatever you want, but how you spend your time is the real indicator of what you value. AKA you can...
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Liz Breen
- Feb 21, 2018
- 2 min
It's Gonna Take More Than That To Ruin Your Life
And it’s gonna take more than that to guarantee your success, too. In my experience, these are the two things that young people need to...
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