My issue with dream job writing prompts

Dream job prompts are everywhere. I skip them. Office life has real conflict. Write about a missed promotion or a boring commute.

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christopher_patel7mo ago

Thought those dream job prompts were fun for a long time. Then I wrote about my real commute, stuck in bad traffic every morning. I found more to say in that daily grind than any made-up perfect job. Now I look for drama in small stuff, like a missed email or a long meeting.

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piperbailey7mo ago

My coffee machine breaking is my thriller plot.

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amy_anderson6mo ago

That's the real stuff right there. The best stories hide in plain sight. You just have to look at your day sideways.

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parkerbrown7mo ago

Totally get what @christopher_patel means. I started doing the same thing with my own boring errands and it really works. Finding the tension in normal stuff is way better than forcing some big idea.

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