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No Time For Assholes
Lichter, Horst (2017). Keine Zeit für Arschlöcher: Listen to Your Heart, 123. Translation: “In my life, I have always pulled off the things that I decided to do after thinking about them thoroughly. By now, I am used to the fact that people do not believe me. In former times, I was still afraid of this….
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Intercultural Communication
Kumbier, Dagmar, and Friedemann Schulz von Thun, ed. (2006). Interkulturelle Kommunikation: Methoden, Modelle, Beispiele, 24. Translation “Dear God, please give me the courage to openly discuss things that divide us, give me the discretion to skillfully override delicate moments, and the wisdom to know the difference.” Story behind the Passage Once again, I had to…
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Freeing The Inner Rebel
Heintze, Anne (2016). Auf viele Arten anders: Die vielbegabte Scanner-Persönlichkeit: Leben als kreatives Multitalent, 203. Story behind the Passage I talked about scanner personalities and Barbara Sher before. Anne Heintze is pretty much the German pendant on this topic. She translated and adapted Sher’s wisdom for the German audience. Today, I grabbed the book because…
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Friendship Bread
Amish Friendship Bread Starter Recipe {Hints for Storing and Using this Sweet Sourdough} (tastesoflizzyt.com) Story behind the Passage My next-door neighbor called me today. She said, she wanted to give me the dough for “friendship cake.” I had never heard about such a thing before but since she knows that I am very much into…
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Book Of The Week Philosophy And Logic Of Quantum Physics
Dapprich, Jan Philipp, and Annika Schuster (2016). Philosophy and Logic of Quantum Physics: An Investigation of the Metaphysical and Logical Implications of Quantum Physics. Story behind the Book Choice Today, I am entering new territory. I am going to write about something that I really have no clue about (yet). Or, at least, very little. The…
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Writing Change
Sinclair, Upton (2003/1906). The Jungle, n.p. Story behind the Passage Upton Sinclair was a muckraker — one of the investigative journalists in the 20th century who uncovered social evils, especially in the economic sphere. I wish I had never read this book and others from the period. Not, because I did not like them. I loved these books…
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Book Of The Week The Ultimate Hitchhiker S Guide To The Galaxy 1
Adams, Douglas (2002/1979). The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Story behind the Book Choice It is pretty simple. The more you get into tech, the more you are interested in the future — or what the future looked like to people in the past. Hence, you end up with science fiction. Actually, when I bought my “new”…
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Visionary Leadership Living In The Future Reading About The Past
Dogru, Caglar, ed. (2020). Leadership Styles, Innovation, and Social Entrepreneurship in the Era of Digitalization, 9. Story behind the Passage I am thinking a lot about how much I ignored the fact that people think differently. This sounds quite stupid, right? Is it not self-evident that we all think differently, especially to someone who talks…
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1001 Blog Posts Sheherazade S Legacy
Darraj, Susan Muaddi, ed. (2004). Sheherazade’s Legacy: Arab and Arab American Women on Writing, 3. Story behind the Passage This morning I woke up and I had an idea: What if I continued my blogging challenge beyond my self-set target of 365 days? What if I extended it to 1001 blog posts? Is that crazy? Is…
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Book Of The Week Hilde
Kürthy, Ildikó von (2018). Hilde: Mein neues Leben als Frauchen. Story behind the Book Choice No, I am not a “new Frauchen” — Lucky, my dog, is 12 now and I am, well, not quite “new” anymore either… No worries, I am not going to turn this into a doggy blog, even though this is at least…