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Making Digital Humanities
Svensson, Patrik (2016). Big Digital Humanities Svensson, Patrik, 172. Story behind the Passage Sometimes it is hard to believe what life does to you. You think, you are lost, but then you realize that everything you have been doing makes complete sense. You have just been using different names for what you have been doing than…
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Perspectives
American Heritage Dictionary Entry: perspective (ahdictionary.com) Story behind the Passage Yes, I admit it, I am really in love with dictionaries. Today, I simply have to write about a word that has gained importance, I think. Look at what Ngram says below. Of course, that does not tell you much — it all depends on your perspective….
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The Wave
“Surfin’ U.S.A.” The Beach Boys. Story behind the Passage On some days — only poetry can do. My Learnings You want to surf, Desperately. You go to the beach, Every day. You wait for the wave, The big one. It does not come. You go again, You wait. You pray. You hope. You research the perfect place. It…
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Between Perfect And Messing Up
perfectionism | Search Online Etymology Dictionary (etymonline.com) Story behind the Passage Yesterday someone mentioned the problem of perfectionism in German culture. He also explained how perfectionism had held him back for a long time. Well, he did not actually say it had “held him back” but rather that it had prevented him from being more…
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Book Of The Week The Nothing Book
The Nothing Book: Wanna Make Something of It?: Amazon.de: Crown: Fremdsprachige Bücher Story behind the Book Choice I have to start with a confession: I had two major deadlines today and I simply did not manage to read a new book on the side. So, the good news is that I happily met the deadlines….
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The Medium Is Everything
McLuhan, Marshall, and Quentin Fiore (1996/1967). The Medium Is the Massage. Story behind the Passage Sometimes I am really slow at comprehending the world. As a reader, you might have noticed this already but as a simple-minded human being that writes, I can only look at the world from my own limited perspective. And even my…
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Job Crafting By Square Thinkers
Job Crafting In Public Sector (cscjournals.org) Story behind the Passage We do live in a funny world. Today I just realized this again in the context of people in the public sector talking about jobs and how to tailor applications. You know, I am very good at reading what people want and how you can…
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Book Of The Week The Music Business And Digital Impacts
Nordgård, Daniel (2018). The Music Business and Digital Impacts: Innovations and Disruptions in the Music Industries. Story behind the Book Choice This morning someone whom I greatly admire for his visionary thinking and his ability to also implement visionary ideas sent me an article about the disruption of the music business and the latter’s inability…
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Special Everybody S Business New Toilets Old Humanities
On the Differences between Academic Activism and Social Entrepreneurship Poon, Linda (Nov 19, 2014). “Toilets ‘R’ Him: Jack Sim Wants A Potty In Every Pad.” NPR. Story behind the Passage Today, someone made me aware of an upcoming conference in my field. It is going to be held on/around World Toilet Day. It is up to…
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Unveiling The Paradox
Koelbl, Susanne (2019). Zwölf Wochen in Riad: Saudi Arabien zwischen Diktatur und Aufbruch, 77. Story behind the Passage Today I watched a short report about the German war and crisis photographer Ursula Meissner. The report was about her decade-long work and the fact that right now all the trips have been canceled due to the…