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Joined January 2009
Good morning @SusanCain @LiveQuiet Ken Burns on grief: "We forget that these losses are often the most important and animating aspects of who we are... "As painful and isolating as it is, grief is also a gift that can't be squandered." https://t.co/weSCONCbVo
cnn.com
‘All There Is’ with Anderson Cooper is more than a podcast - it’s a community. Join Anderson Cooper as he discusses grief with celebrity guests and hears your stories of loss.
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Happy pre-Halloween, @SusanCain @LiveQuiet Google Alerts pointed me to this list from India. I thought its pithy summary was particularly à propos for our time: "Key lesson: Influence built on quiet confidence lasts longer than charisma built on noise." https://t.co/rZOwEl8pdw
yourstory.com
Discover 5 insightful books that teach the art of staying two steps ahead in life and work—strategically, intelligently, and effortlessly.
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Hello @susanCain @LiveQuiet, This article describes an author Claire Eastham's experimental month of avoiding smalltalk altogether, for motivations I know you well understand. (Separately, she's written a book about dealing with a panic disorder.) https://t.co/wTMRECKpGL
theguardian.com
I was fed up with discussing the weather, so I started to ask unexpected questions. The conversations that resulted were revelatory
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So I ran across this article about 'awe' and thought, hmm, @SusanCain would be interested... But the most wee bit o' research revealed she was already on it!!! She had spoken with Dacher Keltner years ago. Nothing escapes her! 😆 https://t.co/RSVHaZCnyZ
nytimes.com
A psychologist argues that the sensation is not mysterious, but rather an emotion that scientists can detect.
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Thank you @ed_hawkins : On yet another occasion, warming stripes figure prominently on Wikipedia's splash page: https://t.co/A2bgPF94TY Archive: https://t.co/Cm6JQz4wN9 Prior recognition ("featured picture" etc) listed on: https://t.co/KX4whxEwjZ Archive: https://t.co/iw7Ux5OOGw
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... not intending to spam you @SusanCain @LiveQuiet, but I thought this mug would be at least amusing or maybe even interesting to bibliophiles: https://t.co/GBngDwLb8c
walmart.com
Buy Painted Dwarf Book Mug 3.94in Ceramic Coffee Cup Hand-Painted Vintage Novel Stack Design Unique Gift for Book Lovers Teachers Librarians (Vintage Colors&A) at Walmart.com
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Happy nondescript weekday evening, @SusanCain @LiveQuiet : The article, "Want to cut through small talk? Try asking a magical question" has some practical suggestions for starting meaningful conversations. (article from @NPR) https://t.co/Ib65kuzXsI
npr.org
These creative questions are fun to answer and can help reveal people's personalities. Conflict resolution facilitator Priya Parker shares her favorites and explains how to come up with your own.
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Thoughtful Tuesday, @SusanCain & @LiveQuiet, This idea hits the bullseye: "the transition between wakefulness and sleep is a portal for creative thought" For me, so is lying in bed, before or after sleep, simply pondering things gently. https://t.co/Hi5bJFeqDg
washingtonpost.com
Scientists are finding experimental evidence that the transition between wakefulness and sleep is a portal for creative thought.
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Happy Sunday @SusanCain & @LiveQuiet, A thoughtful, personal @danijshapiro piece about diaries. A Didion quote, quoted: "I think we are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not." https://t.co/WEOGpVIrRT
nytimes.com
It could be that keeping a diary — “keep” being the operative word — is how we stay true to ourselves, even the embarrassing bits.
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Bonsoir @SusanCain & @LiveQuiet On mutual human connection: After decades hearing Lara Fabian sing "Il y a" I finally read the lyrics, which Google translates: "(It's) because we need so much, that we are needed". Lyrics https://t.co/GP12LuyPyf Video https://t.co/FUfjhSLszy
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Weekend greetings to @SusanCain and @Livequiet ... I've just learned about the "reader effect" -- "a response based on empathy that comes from reading fiction" . . . "creating empathy and humanizing polarity" It creates Rushdie’s “imaginary homelands” https://t.co/PRODizvXcW
theguardian.com
Reading fiction fosters empathy in a polarized world. I’ve learned how arts organizations can do the same
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Happy New Year @SusanCain @LiveQuiet, "Listening Bars"... People joining to listen to quality music on quality sound systems, and avoiding, well, Noisy Bars. https://t.co/MRIt9qyl3V
nytimes.com
Vinyl-focused listening bars inspired by ones in Japan are opening across New York, attracting audiophiles and city dwellers looking for a respite from the cacophony outside their doors.
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Hello @SusanCain @LiveQuiet: I know how you favor paintings, but cameras have their virtues, also! Award winning photographs judged by the Royal Meteorological Society, published in Popular Science: https://t.co/rzkl0vdKge
popsci.com
Our planet's skies put on a memorable show.
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Attn @SusanCain @LiveQuiet In a new twist: singer Luigi Boccia will sing music inspired by Bittersweet's "premise that sorrow and longing make us whole"... "an evening of singing and personal stories". Portland, Oregon, Oct. 20. https://t.co/93s9Fb5ZB4
travelportland.com
Luigi Boccia's next concert will showcase a dynamic repertoire of jazz, pop, Broadway, and folk songs as he explores fresh artistic horizons in a bold departure from his operatic roots. Luigi Sings:...
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Good afternoon, @ed_hawkins You may already know about this weather reporter in France who displays warming stripes with her reports: https://t.co/GBRzHEjQF6
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It struck me that people in @LiveQuiet with @SusanCain would find this experiment intriguing. The experiment concerns examining something (here, an artwork) for an extended period of time--something that we social media people don't often do. Enjoy! https://t.co/UoqUzsPZYP
nytimes.com
It’s very hard to slow down and look closely at something. You may find it’s worth it.
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Hello @SusanCain and @LiveQuiet ... Taking a break from which-old-candidate-is-worse controversies, I ran across this video: (Most of my posts to you start with "This must be old news to you, but..." . . . . because you are so wise and knowledgeable!) https://t.co/padOAOnwlC
ted.com
There's no single formula for a great talk, but there is a secret ingredient that all the best ones have in common. TED curator Chris Anderson shares this secret -- along with four ways to make it...
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Happy Independence Day, @SusanCain and @LiveQuiet, A perceptive (and deservingly grandiose) take on what books are and what books allow us to do, by Carl Sagan... https://t.co/SUFuql3h7H From "Cosmos" series, "The Persistence of Memory" episode, 1980: https://t.co/uiZeGJaY6M
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