The word “salute” reminds me of a startling essay-starter that Claire Hahn of Fordham University shared with our class one day: “Chaucer stood with one foot firmly planted in the Middle Ages, and with the other he saluted the dawn of the Renaissance.” She loved it. Orange Crate Art Source: mleddy.blogspot.com
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Krishnamurti went on to give countless talks at which he frequently implied that his audience shouldn’t be wasting their time listening to spiritual talks. But perhaps the most striking was a 1977 lecture in California. “Part-way through this particular talk,” writes Jim Dreaver, who was present, “Krishnamurti suddenly paused, leaned forward and said, almost conspiratorially, …
When teaching a class and opening it up for discussion:
mothsfly: What the instructor hopes will happen: What actually happens:
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(via The History and Psychology of Clowns Being Scary | Arts & Culture | Smithsonian Magazine) Source: smithsonianmag.com
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Good writing is clear. Talented writing is energetic. Good writing avoids errors. Talented writing makes things happen in the reader’s mind — vividly, forcefully — that good writing, which stops with clarity and logic, doesn’t. Good Writing vs. Talented Writing | Brain Pickings Source: brainpickings.org
The moral: You gain more by not being stupid than you do by being smart. Smart gets neutralized by other smart people. Stupid does not. Sabermetric research: You gain more by not being stupid than you do by being smart. – Slate Magazine Source: Slate
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