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Pass

At lunch on Tuesday, I received an email from Ethan Hawke’s agent. They were passing on the screenplay I pitched to them.

After dinner that same night, I received an email from a literary agent. They were passing on a non-fiction book proposal I had shared.

Passing is a kinder, more gentle term for rejection. Yet it still stings all the same. The number of times someone has passed on a project, proposal, pitch, or offer I’ve shared is innumerable.

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Tools

What do a broken washing machine, two Ikea loft beds, and Jane Goodall have in common?

Each required using common tools to solve a stressful problem.

Let’s start first with the washing machine. I was peacefully chilling in my living room after a very, very long day, only to be disrupted by a menacing beeping sound emanating from our laundry room. The dreaded E18 Error on the display greeted me – signaling that the machine was not draining properly.…


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