Kategorie: Allgemein
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The Identification Pact
Bamberg, Michael (2013). Identity and Narration, The Living Handbook of Narratology, 19. Story behind the Passage There is a problem that I desperately need to do more research on: Why do some people value and appreciate life writing as a source of personal learning and why do others not? And do certain people only identify…
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Holding On
Ameruoso, Timo (2018). Zum Aufgeben ist es zu spät: Fünf Dinge, die Pferde uns über das Leben lehren, 108. Story behind the Passage The horse ran away today. We were taking a walk, there was a helicopter going back and forth in the air, she did not behave well at all, eating grass along the way,…
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Two Shot Rule
English Pool at Rileys Story behind the Passage “Thank you for your understanding.” You know that phrase, right? How often do you hear it when you actually have little to no understanding? Yes, this is exactly what I need to talk about today. There is a simple story behind this topic. I actually violated one my…
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Mentors And Egos
Walley, Pauline (2006). School of Mentoring and Leadership I: The Act of Mentoring — Stirring Up, Activating and Imparting Talents and Abilities for Effectiveness, 39. Story behind the Passage There are some lessons in life that you have to learn the hard way. Well, practically all real lessons are learned that way, I guess. I actually learned…
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Book Of The Week 100 Million Hair Ties And A Vodka Tonic
Trelles-Tvede, Sophie (2020). 100 Million Hair Ties and a Vodka Tonic an Entrepreneur’s Story. Story behind the Book Choice My story today is going to be very simple because it is very short. Well, short is not always simple, to the contrary. Still, in this case, brevity is a matter of making the writing easier…
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Bureaucracy And Power
Gerth, H. H., and C. Wright Mills, eds. (2009). From Max Weber: Essays in Sociology, 232. Story behind the Passage There is no way of doing justice to Max Weber in one short blog post — so I am not even going to try. I simply have to write about the topic today because it is increasingly…
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Life Writing Changes Lives
Koelbl, Susanne (2019). Behind the Kingdom’s Veil: Inside the New Saudi Arabia under Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, 260–61. Story behind the Passage Yes, I discussed Susanne Koelbl’s book Behind the Veil before (“Unveiling the Paradox”) but I have to write about it again today. This is not because I want to write about Saudi Arabia…
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Life Writing And Language
Said, Edward (1999). Out of Place: A Memoir, xi. Story behind the Passage As one of my readers, you know me as a critic of academia and of my own field (literary studies). You also know that I am never criticizing things just to be critical. I want to change things to the better with specific…
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Book Of The Week 100 Million Hair Ties And A Vodka Tonic Part Ii
Trelles-Tvede, Sophie (2020). 100 Million Hair Ties and a Vodka Tonic An Entrepreneur’s Story. Story behind the Book Choice Last week, I started discussing Sophie Trelles-Tvede’s book about the founding and expansion of invisibobbles but I did not get through with the reading (Part I). That is obviously why I have to do my remaining…
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Creative Junkie
Zoo Station: The Story of Christiane F. (2013/1978). Story behind the Passage There are people who want to move on, get out of their comfort zone — learn. And there are people who learned early in life that, whenever they have some idea, other people can implement it. They watch, they cheer, they are proud of the…