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INSPIRED BY ANOTHER STORY
5 Things Women Should Stop Doing
Right back atcha, Brad!
One reason I like being a member of a community like Medium is the often unexpected inspiration I get from reading the work of other writers. Writer’s block has a hard time gaining a foothold if you read, as you never know when a word, challenge, prompt, or opinion will inspire you.
Reading sows seeds for a more bountiful written harvest.
Lately, I’ve been busy, so I’ve read little and written even less. But, this weekend, I’ve had more opportunity to nosh on others’ work on Medium. A headline by Brad caught my eye.
To be fair, the five “guy” things Brad lists are things we could all stop doing. Like that compulsion to sherpa all 10 bags of groceries into the house in a single trip. I do that, though the evolutionary roots of this behavior may be different for men than women. Back in the day, a Paleolithic man might schlep his whole kill home in one back-breaking trip, because scavengers, predators, and no Google maps. His woman might not need…
