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February 6, 2020
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Mixing butterflies and skating can be a dangerous thing. Or at least it was for me, as it lead me to a broken wrist. Today, I tell the story of coping with my recent wrist fracture. Event Have you heard of the butterfly effect, where a butterfly flapping its wings causes a typhoon on the…
December 3, 2019
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Humans are full of paradoxes. We will gladly spend time and energy doing things that are unfamiliar yet strangely appealing and dread the things that we’re good at but don’t enjoy. Have you ever wondered why some things, no matter how good we are at them, don’t bring us joy or prompt us to do…
July 13, 2018
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Expressing in a written form why I love libraries has been on my mind for quite some time. Being a faithful – and frequent – user of the library services for most of my life, I feel it’s the least I can do to say a meaningful thank-you. Who knows, maybe by stating that I…
June 12, 2018
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Teaching moments come in the most unexpected, often painful ways. And the more painful the lesson, the greater the chance its message will stick forever. Making a mistake could be compared to being bitten by the wisdom bug. Its venom rushes through our veins and activates the production of antibodies. As a result, our immune…
May 31, 2018
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What do you get when you subtract mindfulness from confidence? A recipe for a disaster. In my case it came in the form of losing data created between May 2017 and May 2018. How did I manage to lose my data? Simply by being too confident in my computer skills and over-diligent while removing personal…