Best purchase of the year

Hey Friends,

Happy end of the year. 

I read a stat this morning that blew my mind.

There are 3 billion people who have NEVER used the internet (37% of the world). 

Thatā€™s 1 in 3 people. 

I canā€™t imagine not having internet for a day. 

But in the words of Brene Brown, ā€œwhat separates privilege from entitlement is gratitude.ā€ 

šŸ¦ Tweet of the week

I wrote a breakdown Twitter thread about a writing course I took this year. 

Key takeaways for anyone (writers or otherwise) to use today. Full thread here

šŸ‘‹New Friend, Who Dis? 

I was recently introā€™d to a new friend, Earl Hopkins

Earl is the ā€œCulture Reporterā€ for Austin 360 and Austin Statesman. 

His job is to go to concerts, restaurants, eventsā€¦ and write about it. 

Felt inspired after our Zoom chat. Realized we all can be a Culture Reporter for ourselves. 

What a time to be alive! 

Have a great week,

Mitchell