Don't Imitate Your Heroes. Adapt and Expand

As we strive to improve our lives and further our careers by learning from those more wise and experienced than ourselves, it’s important to remember

June 5, 2015 · 1 min · 56 words · Rhonda Larsen

You should pick and choose the advice that works for you.

That it worked for him does not mean that I should necessarily follow that example.

It would be foolish, though, to think it helps me write like Hemingway.

And his other lifestyle choices, well, would probably be best to avoid.

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