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Quote of the Day
“People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt, Political figure and former First Lady
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Listening to stories widens the imagination; telling them lets us leap over cultural walls, embrace different experiences, feel what others feel. Elif Shafak builds on this simple idea to argue that fiction can overcome identity politics.
One of the most unique novelists in today’s world literature, Elif Shafak’s…
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Quote of the Day
“You renew yourself every day. Sometimes you’re successful, sometimes you’re not, but it’s the average that counts.”
— Satya Nadella, Business executive and CEO of Microsoft
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How to inspire every child to be a lifelong reader
According to the US Department of Education, more than 85 percent of black fourth-grade boys aren’t proficient in reading. What kind of reading experiences should we be creating to ensure that all children read well? In a talk that will make you rethink how we teach, educator and author Alvin…
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Rumination : “Turning Reflection Into Growth, Not Burnout”
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In psychology, rumination refers to repetitive thinking, often focused on past events or mistakes. While excessive rumination is linked to stress and reduced performance, structured rumination can be reframed as a constructive tool — helping employees learn from setbacks, refine…
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Behind the design of Seattle’s library
Architect Joshua Prince-Ramus takes the audience on dazzling, dizzying virtual tours of three recent projects: the Central Library in Seattle, the Museum Plaza in Louisville and the Charles Wyly Theater in Dallas.
Joshua Prince-Ramus is best known as architect of the Seattle Central Library, already…
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