<![CDATA[Stories by Marc Smith on Medium]]> https://medium.com/@marcxsmith?source=rss-2d3b738b61fc------2 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/150/150/1*wOhBMhfkX8aX0mCJrwOhIg.jpeg Stories by Marc Smith on Medium https://medium.com/@marcxsmith?source=rss-2d3b738b61fc------2 Medium Sat, 14 Nov 2026 02:04:25 GMT <![CDATA[I published my first book nearly a decade ago. These are the 5 mistakes I won’t make again]]>

In 2016, I left my teaching job and set about writing a book about how emotions impact learning. My years of teaching, background in…

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Brain science can undoubtedly provide us with skills and techniques that help us function more effectively. Unfortunately, the myths that…

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Since the 1980’s there has been a never-ending drive to raise self-esteem in an attempt to correct everything from unemployment to low…

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I left my secure teaching job over a decade ago to pursue a career as a freelance writer. Looking back now, I probably jettisoned that…

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I’m a ditherer. Honestly, I find decision making an incredibly arduous task.

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The question is more complex than you might think.

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I was never a sporty kid, but I did walk a lot, and from this I attribute my pretty-fair aerobic capacity. Not that it prepared me…

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I started writing on Medium over a decade ago. Back then, we wrote for reasons beyond earning money. Don’t get me wrong, I love how Medium…

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Age is just a number: How many times have you heard people say that?

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Have we hit peak marathon yet?

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