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The Imperfectionist: The Freewriting Way of Life

The Imperfectionist: The Freewriting Way of Life

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  • Author: Oliver Burkeman
  • Full Title: The Imperfectionist: The Freewriting Way of Life
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  • Or what about the freewriting approach to engaging with a crisis-ridden wider world that seems, in so many ways, to be spinning off its axis? Not first trying to figure out what the hell’s going on – increasingly, that seems beyond any of us – but simply embodying, in your daily activities, the sanity, neighbourliness, boldness and care you’d like to see more of.
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  • And perhaps the freewriting approach to parenting involves seeing yourself as a gardener, helping “grow” a child into an adult, but not imagining that your power extends to consciously designing and building the person who’ll emerge.