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How to think, how to consume, how to give: three ‘new’ perspectives

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How to think, how to consume, how to give: three ‘new’ perspectives

I have read three unusual books recently, each one of them the sort that changes the way you see the world. The first was exceptionally intelligent, the second excitingly creative, the third deeply wise. The […]

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On getting out of your head and learning to be unserious for a while

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On getting out of your head and learning to be unserious for a while

Henry Porter writes a lovely reflection about the importance of being unserious every now and then. There is no case of seriousness in the adult male that cannot be treated by a fortnight with a magnifying glass, […]

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