Easy ways to get inspired from a cannabis-loving creative.
There is a fairly constant overlap between creativity and cannabis users. While I don’t believe that you need to use cannabis to be creative, in my experience, cannabis is a good tool in the creator’s toolbox. No matter how bad my day was or how uninspired I am, I’ve found that cannabis has a way of turning things around.
As a creative professional, I’m not exactly lacking in creativity. It’s my job, which makes it relatively easy during work hours. But, what about after those work hours? What about when I want to freely create without rules or parameters? …
A reality check from a full-time creative professional.
For the longest time, we have romanticized this notion of the creative who sacrifices everything to embrace their craft. We’ve all read the books and seen the movies about creatives who are locked away in a room — half-starved, barely drinking water, and struggling to pay their bills — and like absolute fools, a lot of us believed that was normal.
Spoiler: it isn’t.
The idea that artists need to put themselves at financial risk and ignore the people that they love in favor of their craft is garbage. …
Redefine your relationship with marijuana for better results.
When it comes to cannabis, the majority of people exclusively use it for recreational purposes. While it is a wonderful product for this style of use, there is more to gain from cannabis if you use the right approach. If you have been reading more about how cannabis can be used for productive purposes, you might be wondering where to start.
As a recreational and lifestyle cannabis user, I wanted to share how I improved my relationship with cannabis using the right habits.
Don’t Only Use it for Fun
Smoking weed is fun, and it is perfect for winding down at the end of the night…
Learn how to use cannabis like the tool that it is.
For as long as cannabis has been popular, people have used it for different reasons. In recent years, it has been celebrated in recreational spaces, but its uses go well beyond that. With the right approach, cannabis can be a tool for productivity, creativity, and healing.
The era for functional cannabis use has arrived, and this is how we can embrace it.
What You Need to Know About the Two Types of Cannabis
Cannabis is an overarching term that covers two important subsets: hemp and marijuana.
From a scientific perspective, hemp and marijuana are the same plant. They look very similar to one another, and they have the same components internally…
The most awkward conversation you get to have as a freelancer.
Recently, I had an interesting chat with a client. He was looking for more writers to add to his team — and like many, his searches led him to a popular freelance site. When he reached out, he asked about my pricing, and it really just all went downhill from there.
Let’s talk about the awkwardness that is the “price talk” with clients.
The Rates Conversation
When you are a freelancer, you get really used to people trying to talk your pricing down — but they almost never start there. At first, they tend to just ask about your rate. …
The difference in cannabis quality before and after legalization.
Despite the fact that most of my followers know me for my blogs on cannabis and working as a creative professional, I’m not exactly a risk-taker. I’ve never been one to push back against the rules — or one to do anything that would get me in trouble. So, despite my relationship with cannabis over several years, I have a confession to make: I never touched weed until it was legal.
You might gasp. You might blink back your shock. But, it’s true — and it matters.
In this blog post, I’m going to explain everything that I have learned…
A story about the importance of networking in creative spaces.
Back in my corporate days, I used to cling to podcasts as a lifeline. When I first started my job, my work was pretty easy. Unfortunately, that also meant that it was pretty boring too. As an understimulated twenty-two-year-old, I discovered the world of podcasts and everything changed. Suddenly, my job was easier than ever — because my real job became listening to popular shows with incredible hosts.
Like most, I enjoyed a wide range of podcasts. I would listen to shows like How I Built This to learn how all of the greats got their start (information that no…
No, cannabis isn’t just there to get you high.
For a lot of people, the idea of cannabis boosting productivity is akin to using alcohol to make good decisions — but you just might be surprised. Great minds have used cannabis for years, and they didn’t just use it to chill out after being a little too productive. In fact, some cannabis users (like yours truly) actually use cannabis to be more productive. In this article, we’re going to explore how people are using marijuana and hemp to boost their productivity every single day.
Cannabis Doesn’t Always Make You Lazy
When people see a pot leaf, they often call to mind the image of someone…
An insider guide from a Top Rated Seller on Fiverr.
Freelance writing is easily one of the most popular freelance career paths — how could it not? Do you want to make money writing? Cool. Are you looking to make money working at home or while traveling the world? Great! Freelance writing is a way to start turning your words into cold, hard cash.
But, it can’t be that easy, right?
Well, that depends. Building a viable full-time freelance career might be easier than you think — as long as you are willing to put in the work. …
A story on the responsibilities you assume as an author.
Like many young aspiring novelists, college was when I first began to truly consider the marketability and professionalism of my writing. I realized that if I wanted to make it, then I would need to be good at it. So, I joined a critique site and started sharing my work. Along the way, I met the most talented writer that I have ever known. Her writing was incredible, her stories were unique and interesting, and her success seemed inevitable.
But, it didn’t quite work out that way.
An Agented Author
Critique sites are a great way to meet other writers — and they…
BreeAnn
Freelance Writer, Ghostwriter, and Host of Among the Dirt and Trees.
