# Better Days Notes on taming the inner critic and more Page: Feed: --- ## [KIDS THESE DAYS](https://nealallen.substack.com/p/kids-these-days) _2026-08-08 · Neal Allen_ Allow me to complain a little ## [Pardon me, but ...](https://nealallen.substack.com/p/pardon-me-but) _2026-08-02 · Neal Allen_ Everything's an interruption ## [ANNIE TALKS TO AMY POEHLER](https://nealallen.substack.com/p/annie-talks-to-amy-poehler) _2026-07-28 · Neal Allen_ ## [SHACKLED TO THE PAST](https://nealallen.substack.com/p/shackled-to-the-past) _2026-07-25 · Neal Allen_ Because cars used to break down, I assume they still will ## [GET TO KNOW YOUR INNER CRITIC](https://nealallen.substack.com/p/get-to-know-your-inner-critic) _2026-06-18 · Neal Allen_ That's not you in your head; it's a bullying parasite you can stop ## [FIVE DAYS TO BETTER WRITING THROUGH SELF-TRUST](https://nealallen.substack.com/p/five-days-to-better-writing-through) _2026-06-16 · Neal Allen_ You guys picked Montana for my next retreat/workshop, September 20-25, 2026; limited to 12 rooms ## [GOOD WRITING: A WEEK OF WORK AND QUIETING](https://nealallen.substack.com/p/good-writing-a-week-of-work-and-quieting) _2026-04-29 · Neal Allen_ A small, high-touch retreat with a New York Times bestselling author ## [THE DAY I FOUND MY WRITING VOICE](https://nealallen.substack.com/p/the-day-i-found-my-writing-voice) _2026-03-23 · Neal Allen_ A Note on One of the Rules in Good Writing ## [AI USES FLATTERY TO BULLY US INTO SUBMISSION](https://nealallen.substack.com/p/ai-uses-flattery-to-bully-us-into) _2026-03-22 · Neal Allen_ Hidden within AI's charisma is the superego's snarky critic ## [One platform, from silicon to agent (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/F7GeWNC6DGro) _2026-03-22 · **Sponsored**_ Serverless inference plus Inference Router to optimize cost and latency at scale. ## [WILL AI RUN YOUR INTERIOR LIFE, TOO?](https://nealallen.substack.com/p/will-ai-run-your-interior-life-too) _2026-03-21 · Neal Allen_ Clues from your inner critic, a 64K Radio Shack AI avatar