March 2012
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“Our society tries to hide grief, so that no one else is “infected” by sadness....”
– Rachael, My Own Terabithia | ROOKIEmag
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“Whenever anyone said anything, I’d think of a way to disagree. I’d push back...”
– Jason F., Give it five minutes | Signal vs. Noise
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“Most voter ignorance, if it was cured by logic and reason and long sessions of...”
– David Weigel, Stupid People Are Voters, Too | Slate Magazine
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Bring Back the 40-hour Work Week →
Why stop there? Why not limit the workweek to 33 or 35 hours, like in some European countries? Fifty to 70-hour workweeks and demands for passionate employees are perversions of the inspirational quotation, “Choose a job you love, and you’ll never have to work a day in your life.”
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“We’re taught to do things the right way. But if you want to discover something...”
– James Dyson, via Alexander Kjerulf, Top 5 Reasons to Celebrate Mistakes at Work | Chief Happiness Officer
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“The world is full of order that doesn’t necessarily deserve our respect....”
– Kelli Anderson, Design to challenge reality | TED.com
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“You probably meant to hurt the person you’re describing, but did you mean to...”
– Nora Johnsmeyer, Why Are We Still Saying Retarded? | Thought Catalog
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Looking for Gender Parity in Blogs By Millenials →
I hadn’t heard of many of these, but I am now following several on my Vienna RSS. I love what Tavi does and she gets better every year. ROOKIE mag is fantastic, and what I secretly wished SmartGirl would be.
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“I’ve come to the realization that we are a generation satisfied by simply...”
– Megan A. Sutherland, How To Be A Better Bum | Thought Catalog
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Sara Blakely turns $5,000 into $1Billion by age 41 →
An inspiring story about a fax machine saleswoman whose $5000 investment at age 29 led to becoming a billionaire at age 41. Choice quotation: “At 41 she’s the youngest woman to join this year’s World’s Billionaires list without help from a husband or an inheritance.”
