Long Time Expat In Japan
I'm told if you have a catchy title then people read your posts more. Let this be a little experiment. I’ll give you the #1 reason up top. #1 - They didn’t feel the need Let me get back into the research for a second to give that context. Pew Research asked 5k workers in … Continue reading Six Reasons Why Employees Don’t Use All Their Paid Leave (#1 is not what you think)
Kind of a work-y post. Fairly warned. So I had some training recently, explaining how I can use some AI tools at work. It got me thinking, and I read some articles (company had subscriptions, sorry there's a pay wall for some links). Everywhere you look, people are talking about how AI is going to … Continue reading Random Thoughts on AI
In 2016, I joined a writers group so I could flex my old dream into maybe more than a hobby. Writing. The long-term dream is still there, but the skill is not much more than a hobby. I've published one short story and sold another (still not published, but sold, I cashed the check). Over … Continue reading My New Pen
A great friend of mine works in the movie industry all over the world. He's based in Japan, so most of his work is here, but his work takes him all over. A couple of years back, I really wanted to see what his work was like. It was also when drones were becoming more … Continue reading Movie Credits
I'm reading a memoir I didn't expect I'd be reading. I've decided my filters need some cleaning, so I have decided to go outside my comfort zone. Partly for research, partly for the discomfort. So I'm reading Fierce Attachments, A Memoire, by Vivian Gornick. I also just added two thousand words to my novel that … Continue reading On Art and Hard Work
B.S. Donovan 