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Welcome to The Geek Writer! My name is Oren Cohen and this is my geeky corner of the internet! Enjoy your stay and let me know what you liked!

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Crushing Debt: My Meeting With YNAB Was a Match Made in Heaven

Crushing Debt: My Meeting With YNAB Was a Match Made in Heaven

I Discovered That A Friend Who Ghosted Me Lives Two Blocks Away

I Discovered That A Friend Who Ghosted Me Lives Two Blocks Away

She-Ra and The Princesses of Power: Season 5 and Why You Should Watch It

She-Ra and The Princesses of Power: Season 5 and Why You Should Watch It

Crushing Debt: Analyzing My Starting Point and Setting a Goal

Crushing Debt: Analyzing My Starting Point and Setting a Goal

Crushing Debt: A New Series About Getting Out of Debt

Crushing Debt: A New Series About Getting Out of Debt

How to Deal With Writing Burnout

How to Deal With Writing Burnout

The Connection Between You, Commissioned Art, and Addiction

The Connection Between You, Commissioned Art, and Addiction

Keep Going Even When There’s No Light at The End of The Tunnel

Keep Going Even When There’s No Light at The End of The Tunnel

I Stopped Writing Daily Posts and Survived to Tell The Tale

I Stopped Writing Daily Posts and Survived to Tell The Tale

A Fan's Introduction to Dropout - CollegeHumor's Streaming Service

A Fan's Introduction to Dropout - CollegeHumor's Streaming Service

We All Live Inside Prisons of Perspective

We All Live Inside Prisons of Perspective

The Day I Almost Died In a Terrorist Attack

The Day I Almost Died In a Terrorist Attack

A Financial Opportunity That Only a Pandemic Can Present: The 90-Day Money Challenge!

A Financial Opportunity That Only a Pandemic Can Present: The 90-Day Money Challenge!

The Connection Between Humility And Improving Your Writing

The Connection Between Humility And Improving Your Writing

It's OK To Give Yourself Permission To Suck (Temporarily)

It's OK To Give Yourself Permission To Suck (Temporarily)

Stop Treating Your Social Media Audience Like It’s The Same As Before COVID-19

Stop Treating Your Social Media Audience Like It’s The Same As Before COVID-19

Members' Story: The Lorelei IronClaw Ascension - Part 1 of 3

Members' Story: The Lorelei IronClaw Ascension - Part 1 of 3

Dimension 20: A Crown of Candy is Incredible and You Should Watch It!

Dimension 20: A Crown of Candy is Incredible and You Should Watch It!

My Dad Associates Success With Aggressiveness

My Dad Associates Success With Aggressiveness

Dimension 20: A Crown of Candy Introduction With Brennan Lee Mulligan

Dimension 20: A Crown of Candy Introduction With Brennan Lee Mulligan

Book Review: 'Elantris' by Brandon Sanderson

Book Review: 'Elantris' by Brandon Sanderson

Digest #6: Coronavirus Turned Everything Upside Down (Almost)

Digest #6: Coronavirus Turned Everything Upside Down (Almost)

An Open Letter to The Human Sense of Touch

An Open Letter to The Human Sense of Touch

How to Deal With The Spread of Loneliness Following Coronavirus

How to Deal With The Spread of Loneliness Following Coronavirus

I Published An Online Course And It Was Surprisingly Easy

I Published An Online Course And It Was Surprisingly Easy

The Power of Canonical URLs and Why You Should Care

The Power of Canonical URLs and Why You Should Care

Artificial Intelligence Could Have Prevented The Coronavirus Epidemic

Artificial Intelligence Could Have Prevented The Coronavirus Epidemic

Barley From 'Onward' Changed My Life

Barley From 'Onward' Changed My Life

Live Your Best Life By Mastering These 10 Skills

Live Your Best Life By Mastering These 10 Skills

The Art of Running Away From Yourself

The Art of Running Away From Yourself

The Day We Stop Touching Each Other Will Be The Day We Die

The Day We Stop Touching Each Other Will Be The Day We Die

I Became A Writer When I Let Go Writing Video Games Reviews

I Became A Writer When I Let Go Writing Video Games Reviews

Can Curation Be Automated Reliably? Here's an Idea How it Would Work

Can Curation Be Automated Reliably? Here's an Idea How it Would Work

9 Signs He’s Mature Enough For A Real Relationship

9 Signs He’s Mature Enough For A Real Relationship

My Aunt Died Today and Gave Me an Invaluable Parting Gift

My Aunt Died Today and Gave Me an Invaluable Parting Gift

The Worst Aspect of Morning Snooze is Not the Wasted Time

The Worst Aspect of Morning Snooze is Not the Wasted Time

5 Video Games That Made Me A Governor And Why It’s Awesome

5 Video Games That Made Me A Governor And Why It’s Awesome

How Does It Feel To Pass An Exam 16 Years In-The-Making?

How Does It Feel To Pass An Exam 16 Years In-The-Making?

An Interview With Mike Trapp About The Making (and Fate) of Dropout’s Um, Actually

An Interview With Mike Trapp About The Making (and Fate) of Dropout’s Um, Actually

15 Signs You’re With A Good Man

15 Signs You’re With A Good Man

Valentine's Day is Your Chance to Fall In Love With Yourself (For Real)

Valentine's Day is Your Chance to Fall In Love With Yourself (For Real)

8 Tips to Cut Your Sentences and Make Them More Powerful

8 Tips to Cut Your Sentences and Make Them More Powerful

It's OK to Admit You're Writing For Money

It's OK to Admit You're Writing For Money

How to Use Writing to Control Your Spending

How to Use Writing to Control Your Spending

What Is The Hidden Connection Between Your Teeth And Productivity?

What Is The Hidden Connection Between Your Teeth And Productivity?

Writers: Why You Should Build Your Blog From Scratch

Writers: Why You Should Build Your Blog From Scratch

Did You Hear About The Giveaway?

Did You Hear About The Giveaway?

‘Dimension 20: Tiny Heist’ is Incredible and You Should Watch It!

‘Dimension 20: Tiny Heist’ is Incredible and You Should Watch It!

Welcome to a Geek's Blog

Welcome to a Geek's Blog

12 Attractive Qualities More Important Than Your Appearance

12 Attractive Qualities More Important Than Your Appearance

“1917” is the Herald of a New Age of Cinema

“1917” is the Herald of a New Age of Cinema

You Need to Decide What Type of Writer You Want to Be

You Need to Decide What Type of Writer You Want to Be

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Building a Writing Career is Tougher Than You Think

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Crushing Debt: My Meeting With YNAB Was a Match Made in Heaven

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I Discovered That A Friend Who Ghosted Me Lives Two Blocks Away

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She-Ra and The Princesses of Power: Season 5 and Why You Should Watch It

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Crushing Debt: Analyzing My Starting Point and Setting a Goal

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