Tag: creativity
Sunday Snippet: Austin Kleon (Steal Like an Artist)
Posted by Michael Kwan | May 2, 2021 | Quotes to Live By | 0
Sunday Snippet: Charlie Brooker (Black Mirror)
Posted by Michael Kwan | May 3, 2020 | Writing Tips | 0
Cringe at Your Old Work? Good.
by Michael Kwan | Jun 6, 2019 | Business Talk | 1
From music to TV shows, I’m no stranger to nostalgia. I look back fondly at the...
Read More3 Toys I Wanted as a Kid (But Never Got)
by Michael Kwan | Oct 26, 2018 | Family Fun Time | 0
Today is my birthday. I’m officially in my late 30s, though I could probably cling on to my...
Read MoreSunday Snippet: Nick Offerman
by Michael Kwan | Aug 19, 2018 | Quotes to Live By | 0
I often espouse a general philosophy in my life of pursuing a discipline of one sort or another....
Read More6 Weird Things I Enjoy Doing
by Michael Kwan | May 18, 2018 | Thinking Out Loud | 0
It’s one of those standard “ice breaker” type questions you might get in a job...
Read MoreThe Tyranny of the Blank Canvas
by Michael Kwan | Apr 18, 2018 | Writing Tips | 0
There it is. The blank canvas. Filled with near infinite possibilities as you can turn that blank...
Read MoreSunday Snippet: Evan Hadfield
by Michael Kwan | Mar 4, 2018 | Quotes to Live By | 0
Creative work, no matter how many times you do it, never really gets less intimidating at the...
Read MoreWriter’s Block Is a Myth
by Michael Kwan | Feb 14, 2018 | Writing Tips | 1
I’ve been writing professionally for 12 years. While I am nowhere near what you might even...
Read MoreDoes the Greatest Art Come From a Place of Pain?
by Michael Kwan | Jan 17, 2018 | Thinking Out Loud | 0
As Robin William’s character John Keating famously said in Dead Poets Society, “We...
Read MoreIntroducing Hump Day Haikus
by Michael Kwan | Jan 3, 2018 | Arts & Entertainment | 0
One of my greatest successes (and failures) of 2017 was keeping up with the weekly vlog. It served...
Read MoreSunday Snippet: Jim Davis (Garfield)
by Michael Kwan | Sep 24, 2017 | Quotes to Live By | 0
An imagination is a powerful tool. It can tint memories of the past, shade perceptions of the...
Read MoreSunday Snippet: Jim Carrey – I Needed Color
by Michael Kwan | Aug 20, 2017 | Quotes to Live By | 0
“What you do in life chooses you. You can choose not to do it. You can choose to try to do...
Read MoreSunday Snippet: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
by Michael Kwan | Aug 13, 2017 | Quotes to Live By | 0
Do not believe those who try to persuade you that composition is only a cold exercise of the...
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Hi, I'm Michael. By day, I'm a writer and editor. By night, I'm still a writer and editor. I'm also an engaged work-at-home dad, a voracious foodie, an avid traveler, and a thinker who thinks he might be thinking too much. Beyond the Rhetoric is a reflection of my eclectic life, fueled by caffeine and Wi-Fi.
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