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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...

Liz Breen
May 10, 20203 min read
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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...

Liz Breen
Nov 7, 20195 min read
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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...

Liz Breen
Mar 4, 20193 min read
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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...

Liz Breen
Jan 10, 20192 min read
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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...

Liz Breen
Dec 30, 20187 min read
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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,...

Liz Breen
Dec 11, 20183 min read
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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....

Liz Breen
Nov 16, 20182 min read
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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...

Liz Breen
Nov 3, 20182 min read
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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...

Liz Breen
Oct 28, 20184 min read
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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....

Liz Breen
Oct 24, 20183 min read
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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...

Liz Breen
Oct 18, 20183 min read
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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...

Liz Breen
Apr 30, 20181 min read
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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...

Liz Breen
Mar 7, 20186 min read
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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...

Liz Breen
Feb 21, 20182 min read
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