500/500
Grant Rooney
Economics @ Chico State (’25). Writing daily-ish to find my voice. This site tracks a 500 words × 500 days experiment.
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500/500 — Rules & Rationale
Why: I lean on AI too much. This is a constraint to grow my own voice.
Rules
- 500 words/day minimum. Format flexible.
- No AI drafting. Only spelling/grammar fixes allowed.
- Public log. Each day gets a page in the Archive.
- Influence ledger. Note who/what shaped the piece.
- Exceptions log. If I bend a rule, I say how/why.
- Missed day? $5 to charity and continue.
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About
Hi, I’m Grant — final‑semester economics student at Chico State (GPA 3.89), with internships in policy and research. I like building simple tools and writing to think.
Past: legislative internships; economic research; investor relations; campaign finance; studied abroad in Spain. Goal: lead or build something meaningful.
Archive (A→Z)
Alphabetical list of daily pieces. Use tags to filter formats/moods later.
- A small note on constraints — Day 004
- Building with boredom — Day 015
- On missing a day — Day 033