by Kath Walters | Jul 19, 2024 | Writing
Do you make this common writing mistake? It’s so easy to fix. Read this sentence: “I was going to start walking every Sunday.” Or this one: “I wanted to think about doing more exercise.” Did you spot it? So many VERBS. Too many. Go. Start. Walk. Want. Think. Do. Many...
by Kath Walters | May 15, 2024 | My program, Writing
In a TED Talk with over two million views, scientist Alex Wissner-Gross proposes a ‘new equation for intelligence.’ He says, ‘Intelligence should be viewed as a physical process that tries to maximise future freedom of action and avoid constraints in its own...
by Kath Walters | Apr 3, 2024 | Writing
Perfectionism gets a bad rap—after all, I don’t want the pilot for my next flight to be anything short of perfect. But seriously, what I really love about the perfectionists is that they are so respectful of other people that they don’t want to inflict a...
by Kath Walters | Mar 27, 2024 | Writing
A ferocious dog was hauling me forward, and my daughter was next to me yelling “It’s not a dog, Mum, it’s a tiger!!!” “It’s definitely a dog, sweetie—it’s a poodle,” I yelled, as I struggled to hang on. That was me and my fellow performer, Sass, on stage on...
by Kath Walters | Mar 6, 2024 | Writing
I’ve committed to “radical honesty”—well almost (see caveat below*). I had a birthday on Saturday. And my big insight?… Radical honesty saves humongous amounts of time. Get to the point. Say what you mean. Because NO time to waste, right? Every birthday, another step...
by Kath Walters | Feb 21, 2024 | Writing
I’m learning improv comedy! (Hilarious, eh). And the way this group–The Improv Conspiracy Theatre – Melbourne—teaches this skill is very tactical. One of the tactics we learned in my first lesson last Tuesday is ‘don’t try to be funny’. Whaaaa? you may exclaim....