The essay was originally by Shahid Nowshad on his blog I decided to riff on a short Twitter thread I wrote recently, even though it feels like a crude, unpolished idea still.…
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“Words of Affirmation: On Assurance and Validation” by Joy Garcia
The essay was originally published by Joy Garcia on her blog Hi! Here is something I have been thinking about a lot lately. It reminded me of one of my…
“My Predictions for the Near Future” by Rachel Haywire
The essay was originally published by Rachel Haywire on her blog A Complete and Total Shift to Pop-Ups The retail landscape is undergoing a massive shift, and pop-up shops have…
“The Journey to Fostering Stress Resilience” by Mariya Hoffmann
The essay was originally published by Mariya Hoffmann on her blog Several years ago, my daughter was diagnosed with a chronic autoimmune disorder. The intake nurse, trying to be comforting,…
“Educating, with Love” by João Mateus
The essay was originally published by João Mateus for his blog This is an adaptation of my original speech at a conference called “Educar pelo amor” (Educating, with Love), which took place on…
“Progress Studies as a Moral Imperative” by Jason Crawford
Originally written by Jason Crawford for his The Roots of Progress website Tyler Cowen and Patrick Collison recently published an article in The Atlantic calling for a new discipline of “progress studies”. It met with an enthusiastic response…
“7 Signs That Traditional Education Is Broken” by João Mateus
The essay was originally published by João Mateus for his blog A few weeks ago, I had a call with Michael Strong, the founder of The Socratic Experience. In the midst…
“We Need a New Philosophy of Progress” by Jason Crawford
Originally written by Jason Crawford for his The Roots of Progress website We live in an age that has lost its optimism. Polls show that people think the world is getting…
“Activism in the 21st century” by Zelda Poem
Originally posted by Zelda on her substack, Tomorrow’s Ancestors, in February 2023 Over the last century or so, activism was one of the biggest forces for social change. Yet these past years,…
“What Makes One Exceptional?: Creative Rule-Breaking” by Zelda Poem
Originally posted by Zelda on her substack, Tomorrow’s Ancestors, in April 2023 Exceptional, phenomenal, singular, remarkable… are compliments I’ve gotten used to hearing. But it wasn’t always this way. In…
“An ode to travel” by Shahid H N
Originally posted by Shahid on his substack, shahid’s riffs , in March 2023 A few months ago, I did a short Twitter thread on how I like to approach travel. I’ll expand…
“non finito life” by Irene K
Originally posted by Irene K on her substack The Poetry Latern, on June 16 2023 It’s a beautiful Monday morning. The sun streams through my window, casting a warm glow…