Tara McMullin's Recent LinkedIn Posts

I'm utterly fascinated by something called the "double empathy problem." It's a concept I stumbled upon a few years ago, and it's been rattling around in my head ever since. First described by sociologist and autism researcher Damian Milton in 2012, this theory turns the table on how we traditionally view empath…

This has got to be the most REMARKABLE social media stunt I've ever come across 🤯 Like many artists and creatives, Leigh Stein wears many hats. At the end of last year, Leigh noticed her Instagram audience had come to see her more as a book coach than a novelist and satirist. So, she embarked on a little "digita…

Is the creator economy "eating creative acts?" That's how Kate Tyson put it while she, Charlie Gilkey, and I tried to get our heads around this particular moment on the internet. The creator economy is predicated on the idea that we're making content for other people—it's supposed to be a disintermediated peer-to-…

I'm in the middle of an article about personality tests for Toastmasters Magazine. It's a balanced examination of when/how personality tests can be helpful and when they can lead us astray. I'm looking for stories from folks who fit one of these descriptions (or something similar): 1. Use a personality test in hiri…

Is the creator economy "eating creative acts?" That's how Kate Tyson put it while she, Charlie Gilkey, and I tried to get our heads around this particular moment on the internet. The creator economy is predicated on the idea that we're making content for other people—it's supposed to be a disintermediated peer-to-…

This has got to be the most REMARKABLE social media stunt I've ever come across 🤯 Like many artists and creatives, Leigh Stein wears many hats. At the end of last year, Leigh noticed her Instagram audience had come to see her more as a book coach than a novelist and satirist. So, she embarked on a little "digita…