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EPISODE · Nov 29, 2018 · 1H 17M

Ep. 171 - Our Responsibility to Do Better with Luvvie Ajayi

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Today on the podcast we are joined by the Luvvie Ajayi, award-winning author, speaker and digital strategist who thrives at the intersection of comedy, technology and activism. Her book, I’m Judging You, is a hilarious book of essays, inspiring readers to BEHAVE BETTER, one sharp and funny side-eye at a time. In this episode, we talk about where her confidence in what she does comes from, and what her approach was when she started writing. Luvvie shares how she stays in check with herself, and how she began to use humor as a tool without even realizing it. We also talk about Luvvie’s New York Times Best Selling book, I’m Judging You–from what sparked the idea, to how she wrote 80,000 words in 5 months. We are so happy to have Luvvie on the podcast because she has used her voice to fight for those who do not have one, to incite change, and inject humor when necessary.   We also talk about… Getting a D in chemistry, and changing her college career Moving to Chicago + feeling like she needed to change herself The apps that helped Luvvie write her book Understanding the tagline in her book The feminism olympics Privilege Social media and how Luvvie manages it   Find more to love at almost30podcast.com!   Resources: Learn more: luvvie.org Instagram: @luvvie Twitter: @luvvie Read: I’m Judging You by Luvvie Ajayi Listen: Rants & Randomness Podcast Check out: Scrivener   Watch: Insecure Learn more: yourpodcastpro.com   Upcoming Events: Almost 30 Tour | December 4th, Vancouver Almost 30 Tour | December 6th, Vancouver       Sponsors: Chosen Foods | Use code ALMOST30 for 50% off at chosenfoods.com/almost30 Veggie Grill | Veggie Grill is offering and extra $10 for every $40 gift card! Head to veggiegrill.com for yours! LOLA | Head to www.mylola.com use code ALMOST30 for 40% off when you subscribe Woo More Play | Use code ALMOST30 for 10% off at www.woomoreplay.com   Beekeeper’s Naturals | Use code ALMOST30 for 15% off at beekeepersnaturals.com Four Sigmatic | Use code ALMOST30 for 15% off your order at foursigmatic.com/almost30   The Almost 30 Podcast is edited by Podcast Masters This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the podcast we are joined by the Luvvie Ajayi, award-winning author, speaker and digital strategist who thrives at the intersection of comedy, technology and activism. Her book, I’m Judging You, is a hilarious book of essays, inspiring readers to BEHAVE BETTER, one sharp and funny side-eye at a time. In this episode, we talk about where her confidence in what she does comes from, and what her approach was when she started writing. Luvvie shares how she stays in check with herself, and how she began to use humor as a tool without even realizing it. We also talk about Luvvie’s New York Times Best Selling book, I’m Judging You–from what sparked the idea, to how she wrote 80,000 words in 5 months. We are so happy to have Luvvie on the podcast because she has used her voice to fight for those who do not have one, to incite change, and inject humor when necessary.   We also talk about… Getting a D in chemistry, and changing her college career Moving to Chicago + feeling like she needed to change herself The apps that helped Luvvie write her book Understanding the tagline in her book The feminism olympics Privilege Social media and how Luvvie manages it   Find more to love at almost30podcast.com!   Resources: Learn more: luvvie.org Instagram: @luvvie Twitter: @luvvie Read: I’m Judging You by Luvvie Ajayi Listen: Rants & Randomness Podcast Check out: Scrivener   Watch: Insecure Learn more: yourpodcastpro.com   Upcoming Events: Almost 30 Tour | December 4th, Vancouver Almost 30 Tour | December 6th, Vancouver       Sponsors: Chosen Foods | Use code ALMOST30 for 50% off at chosenfoods.com/almost30 Veggie Grill | Veggie Grill is offering and extra $10 for every $40 gift card! Head to veggiegrill.com for yours! LOLA | Head to www.mylola.com use code ALMOST30 for 40% off when you subscribe Woo More Play | Use code ALMOST30 for 10% off at www.woomoreplay.com   Beekeeper’s Naturals | Use code ALMOST30 for 15% off at beekeepersnaturals.com Four Sigmatic | Use code ALMOST30 for 15% off your order at foursigmatic.com/almost30   The Almost 30 Podcast is edited by Podcast Masters This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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