Willow Mata

Willow Mata

I’m a writer, designer, and teacher based near Madrid. I write about the craft of writing and share prompts to help you (re)start your writing practice in a series called Third Room Letters. Along the way, I explore creative writing, teaching, mental health, technology, and life across cultures. Subscribe for a weekly prompt in your inbox and the chance to share your stories and get encouraging feedback on your writing 💛

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We’ll Begin with Defaults ⚙️

We’ll Begin with Defaults ⚙️

Our first theme invites us to think about what we think and do automatically.

Computer-based software taught a generation of us the word default when we began encountering the default settings of new tools and more recently, Apps, but the word default actually comes from religion and law. In the early 13th century, a default was an “offence, crime or sin,” and defaulting in t…

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"Great post! I've noticed this too. So well put: "We think we're being kind. We're not. We're just outsourcing the discomfort to the other person and making them carry it alone.""

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