Prompt #189 The Risks and Rewards of Overconfidence
“Go big or go home.” “No risk, no gain.” Google quotations about the benefits of taking risks and you’ll find a boatload. But what’s the downside? …overconfidence frequently brings rewards, as long as...
View ArticlePrompt #291 Talkative Villains
Why was it that every villain had to have his obligatory speech before he blew everything to smithereens? -Tina Folsom, Amaury’s Hellion (Scanguards Vampires #2) Writing Prompt: Write a monologue for...
View ArticlePrompt #300 Smarting Off to the Teacher
I was good at football, so I survived school well enough. But my brother was legendary. They were reading The Old Man and The Sea in English class, and Raphael blew up at the teacher. She said that...
View ArticlePrompt #397 The Problem with Collaboration
From the corporate boardroom to the kitchen table, important decisions are often made in collaboration. But are two — or three or five — heads better than one? Not always, according to new research...
View ArticlePrompt #606 Politeness and Overconfidence
… because society trains us not to hurt others’ feelings, we rarely hear the truth about ourselves — even when it’s well deserved. And that can be a problem for overly self-confident people who carry...
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