Sean McDevitt
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Sean McDevitt
@seanmcdevitt.com
Most days I’m a professional copywriter, author, essayist, husband, father, and scrambled eggs maker. Find me at http://seanmcdevitt.com
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“Turn off the social media, think about your biggest insecurity, and go start working on it out in the real world. Go outside, exercise, talk to real people. Stop listening to these influencers and what they think you need.” — Arnold Schwarzenegger
My latest newsletter on Substack is up. It's about how being bored is the newest life hack. Plus, some links to stories and videos you may have missed. It's free and always will be.

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Thinking Time
Being bored is the newest life hack.
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January 17, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Halfway through the decade! What are your favorite films each year so far?

2020: Palm Springs
2021: Dune Part One
2022: Everything Everywhere All at Once
2023: Barbie
2024: Dune Part Two
2025: Sinners
January 3, 2026 at 10:56 PM
My latest newsletter on Substack is up. I've made a list of some favorite holiday songs you can watch on YouTube by the fire as you bask in the Christmas tree glow. Plus, some links to stories and videos you may have missed. It's free and always will be.

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Songs of the Season
A few of my favorite holiday songs live on YouTube
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December 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
My latest newsletter on Substack is up. It's a list of my favorite 25 films from 2000 to 2025 and a little bit why. Plus, some links to stories and videos you may have missed. It's free and always will be.

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My 25 Favorite Films of the 21st Century
Popular movies can also be meaningful and creative.
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December 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
My latest newsletter on Substack is up. It's about how journaling can help social media addiction, so you can tell the algorithm to go to hell. Plus, some links to stories and videos you may have missed. It's free and always will be.

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Diary of a Madman
How journaling can help social media addiction, so you can tell the algorithm to go to hell.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
My latest newsletter on Substack is up. It's about the passing of my first guitar hero, Ace Frehley. Plus, some links to stories and videos you may have missed. It's free and always will be.

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The Spaceman Has Left Orbit
Ace Frehley, RIP
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October 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
My latest newsletter on Substack is up. It's my bucket list of 60 things I want to do and experience before I turn 60. Plus, some links to stories and videos you may have missed. It's free and always will be.

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60 by 60
Here's my bucket list of things I wanna do.
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October 4, 2025 at 12:58 PM
My latest newsletter on Substack is up. It's a love letter to Andor and how Star Wars has finally grown up. Plus, some links to stories and videos you may have missed. It's free and always will be.

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The Crowning Achievement
No Skywalkers. No lightsabers. No space battles (mostly). No problem.
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September 20, 2025 at 9:05 PM
My latest newsletter on Substack is up. It's all about finding time, energy, and balance with my various fandoms. Plus, some links to stories and videos you may have missed. It's free and always will be.

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Time, Energy, and Balance
On being a fan.
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September 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
My latest newsletter on Substack is up. It's all about KISS Alive! turning 50 and how that album changed my life. Plus, some links to stories and videos you may have missed. It's free and always will be.

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KISS Alive! at 50
The live album that changed rock forever.
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September 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM
My latest newsletter on Substack is up. It's all about how I really should hate football, but I don't. Plus, some links to stories and videos you may have missed. It's free and always will be.

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I Should Hate Football
I don’t, but I should.
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September 2, 2025 at 1:59 AM
My latest newsletter on Substack is up. It's all about how James Gunn is using Superman to launch a brand new DCU. Plus, some links to stories and videos you may have missed. It's free and always will be.

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Superman and the New DC Movie Universe
James Gunn’s new universe takes its cues from the comics, and it’s all the better for it.
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August 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
My latest newsletter on Substack is up. It's all about unleashing your inner awesomeness. Plus, some links to stories and videos you may have missed. It's free and always will be.

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Unleash Your Inner Awesomeness
“Life is too short to have anything but delusional notions about yourself.”
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August 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
My latest newsletter on Substack is up. It's about a debut novel by a writer who made me laugh and feel a tiny bit nostalgic for hair metal and the Cold War. Plus, some links to stories you may have missed. It's free and always will be.

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Whyte Python Never Dies
The Whyte Python World Tour Book Review
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August 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
My latest newsletter on Substack is up. It's about Ozzy Osbourne and how his music influenced my life during high school. Plus, some links to stories you may have missed. It's free and always will be.
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Master of Reality
Flying high again on the crazy train.
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July 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
My latest newsletter on Substack is up. It's all about how I should have known better regarding the viral Jinshi headphones. Plus, some links to stories you may have missed. It's free and always will be.
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Too Good To Be True
If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck...
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July 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Here I go. I've started a newsletter on Substack. The first one dropped a couple of days ago. It's mostly about finding the right platform to write. I've also added a few other things you might like. It's free and always will be. seanmcdevitt.substack.com/p/just-to-st...
Just to Start
Combining Substack and Medium for fame and glory.
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July 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
“Turn off the social media, think about your biggest insecurity, and go start working on it out in the real world. Go outside, exercise, talk to real people. Stop listening to these influencers and what they think you need.” — Arnold Schwarzenegger
November 6, 2024 at 9:43 PM