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Do Something Crazy Your Excuse Becomes Your Story
Excuse rocks. Everyone else shocks.
Do you know how long this post is? And, do you know the title of this post? The subtitle? How are you so smart?
I got banned by one of my favourite and main publications for life in mid-November and I did what you probably wouldn’t even think: I barbecued that day (yeah, you’re right: it wasn’t even winter here at that time.)
I wanted to fail, somehow. That’s my excuse. And I did fail.
I tried to be humorous in my story and turned out offending. That was it. That’s my excuse too.
Those excuses add weight to my story. What’s the story? I wanted to fail and I did fail — I got banned.
Excuses are a crucial part of your story. Have an excuse and go try something crazy. That crazy thing teaches you something rare or precious. That’s your story: how you learned that crazy thing. What adds weight to that story? Those excuses you gave to try that crazy.
Excuses give you the freedom to explore everything and exploration brings fun in writing: you try, you learn, you enjoy.
Excuse rocks. Everything else sucks.
