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Life lessons from obituary writer

A newspaper's obituary writer is one of the newsroom's least honorable positions - although the job can be incredibly interesting, particularly if you like to learn about people's life stories. There are all sorts of nuggets to learn - the clubs and organizations they were in, the little things they did with their families, their jobs.

The position is rather morbid, though, and the day to day duties get mundane. Unless someone really important dies, it's another day sorting through the most prominent of ordinary people and bringing them "to life" - well, sort of.

The Boston Globe's obit writer wrote these 6 life lessons from his time on the job. Some simple ideas, but worth reading.