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WRITING TIME CHALLENGE TO PITY BOOMERPDX

July 25, 2026 by David Gillaspie 2 Comments

Non-writers will never understand writing time, which I get. Who sits down daily, or any time, to tap out sentence after sentence. One day? Maybe. Once in a while? A few times a week? Sure, go entertain yourself. But why get all weird and drag it on for, let me check, drag it on since […]

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GAINING CONFIDENCE, losing confidence

April 29, 2026 by David Gillaspie

The thing about confidence, gaining confidence, is making it personal. Something bothers you until you do something about it, then it doesn’t bother you. As much. Whether you fixed a problem, or not, you did something. That’s a win in the davidpdx book, blog, post, something. It’s win.

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