Hope Archives

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Consuming What Everyone Else Is Consuming – 7 Takeaways No. 208

Contagious positivity. Be thankful, about more. Writing as therapy. Talking to your “textbook”. Gratitude leads to optimism. Consume outside your bubble. Everyone’s watching.

Taking Care of One Another – 7 Takeaways No. 195

Deliberate listening. Cynicism v. hopefulness; fight! Hard things are hard. Taking care of each other. Lessons at level 90. Neotoddlers – an appropriate new word. Read more than the headline, OK?

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Never Retire – 7 Takeaways No. 151

Humility, Technology, Hope, Retirement, Self-care, Thinking, Extraordinary

Photo of two professors, one male with a beard and the other female with glasses, having a passionate discussion at the front of a large lecture hall. Behind them, a diverse group of college students watch with a mix of amusement and surprise. The atmosphere is light-hearted, resembling the animation style of popular animated movies.

The Suppression Of Viewpoint Diversity – 7 Takeaways No. 149

Hope, Choice, Risk, Distraction, Rituals, Cancel Culture, Savoring

Fencing the Digital Ocean – 7 Takeaways No. 125

Truth, Hope, Social Media, AI, Luck, Pain, Persistence, Opinions

For Old Times Sake — 7 Takeaways No. 107

Downtime, Fear, Free Speech, Being Wrong, Hope

Often the Battle is With Insecurity — 7 Takeaways No. 81

Aging, Money, Failure, Learning, Hope, Insecurity, Offense