How Amy Poehler Sent Me to the Gym

My lesson on failing, obsessing and detachment with writing — and bad boyfriends.

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I’ve been struggling with writing lately. No matter how much I’ve tried to shut it out of my mind, the rejection got to me. After a few initial, small successes with a couple of stories here on Medium, my writing, in general, has not been featured and therefore has received hardly any claps or attention. I’ve tried writing…