by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Jun 10, 2020 | Thoughts You Can Use
What are you reading? Becoming a writer is like taking care of your body and mind. It’s a one-day-at-a-time thing. You can’t become a beacon of sobriety tomorrow if right now, you’re a bar-fly drunk. And it’s dangerous to try a one-legged-dancer pose in yoga without...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Jun 3, 2020 | Thoughts You Can Use
Hi, my white friends. We’re not bad people because we grew up in a society that incorporated racism into its structure, and left us with some unconscious biases. Neither are we bad people if we’re feeling stuck, right now, when it comes to what to say about race and...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | May 27, 2020 | Thoughts You Can Use
I hate to break it to you, but it doesn’t matter how right you are. If you can’t persuade people, then you’ll lose. There are a variety of methods to make your story engaging, but a sense of humor is often overlooked by serious causes, and that’s a shame. In New...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | May 21, 2020 | Thoughts You Can Use
It’s paralyzing to write about mental health, because who’s the audience? Everyone? It should be. This is my website, so I can say whatever I want. Although obviously I’m wary of scaring off any future clients. But instead of second-guessing myself, I figured,...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | May 15, 2020 | Thoughts You Can Use
New York communications + public affairs agency Berlin Rosen recently re-did their website, and it’s AWESOME. Here’s the front page: I know, right? I don’t think I’ve ever seen a better website. It’s incredible. Not flashy, just totally engaging for their target...
