I get email

Dear Ms. Breslin,

My name is [redacted] and I’m an associate producer for [redacted] in New York. I’m currently working on a new non-fiction series for [redacted] that seeks to shed light on violent crime by examining the tragic intersection between offenders and victims. We would like to devote an hour-long episode of this series to the 2010 killing of Herbert Wong by Stephen Hill. We read your fascinating Salon article on the story and we’re hoping you might consider doing an interview with us later this month about the case. (We’re planning to head out to LA in a couple of weeks to conduct our interviews and shoot recreations for the show.)

I’d love to speak with you, when you have a few minutes, so please let me know the best way to contact you (or feel free to call me at any time).

Thanks so much and I look forward to hearing from you.

Best,

[redacted]

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Miracle

Miracle Mile Mannequin, Chicago, Illinois

Yo

I've got a new online column starting next week.

Wait for it.

Whatever you think it is, it's not that.

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Very, very lame posting...Forbes had better consider some minimal quality standards for the Forbes.com submissions, or risk tarnishing the Forbes brand itself.

MAKE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS A DAY WORKING FROM YOUR SOFA!!!

I wrote a post about the best and worst things about working from home. Because that is what I do. Work from home. I didn't really get into the whole NEVER LEAVING THE HOUSE WILL MAKE YOU WANT TO STAB OUT YOUR EYES thing, because I like to keep it upbeat at Forbes, and anyway wanting to stab out your eyes is better than having to spend day after day with coworkers you hate.

I wrote this post in part because this one about the best and worst advice I've ever gotten did well. I also wrote it because I was feeling down about working from home and forgetting what the sun looks like, but sometimes if I "reframe" something in a post, I feel better about it.

That pretty much worked. 

4. It’s more human

Apparently, your brain only does well focusing on something for an hour-and-a-half or so at a time. Cubicle slavery doesn’t allow for that. Traditional jobs are structured thusly: START TIME, WORKWORKWORK, END TIME. Over an eight to nine hour period, that’s not maximizing productivity. That’s just stupid. Being able to focus, move away, and return when ready means you’re working with your brain, not against it.

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