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Do You Really Have Nothing to Say?
How to discover and share what others are dying to hear
I was in a book group once with a group of University professors.
They all have three degrees on the wall. I ran away from college because I just couldn’t choose a major to stick with.
Talk about intimidation.
When professors talk, they use big words. It’s as if they speak to impress rather than express. I confess I don’t always understand what they say, where they’re going in conversation, or even what their point is.
I wonder if some of their students don’t have the same problem.
There is this unspoken air of pomposity in the room and it makes others feel like they don’t have anything valuable to contribute.
If you’ve ever felt that way, I have good news for you.
Are you experienced?
I remember hearing this weird tune come through the speakers of my brother’s stereo. It sounded like Hendrix on an acid trip. The most I’d ever done is get drunk, so I kind of got it.
I was also an artist, so I was used to looking at the world in weird ways.
The point of the song is in the title. Are you experienced? Do you have something in…
