DOING YOUR HOMEWORK
The writer/director Lawrence Kasdan (The Empire Strikes Back, Body Heat, and Solo: A Star Wars Story) said, “Being a writer is like having homework every night for the rest of your life.”
PREPARATION AND RESEARCH: WHEN SHOULD YOU BEGIN?
Most of us believe we do our best work under pressure. That’s true unless you look at the research.1 NBA players are some of the best-trained and most skilled athletes. On average, they make 76 percent of their free throws. At the end of a close game when they’re within one point of the opposition, the odds drop to 69 percent. Even Michael Jordan shot below his average during crunch time. The ...
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