Tag: Learning
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The Antidote to Mental Atrophy
A recent piece in The Atlantic shocked me: even Ivy League students – those elite overachievers – are struggling to read deeply. Not scrolling. Not skimming. But focussing and engaging with a book. And it’s not just them. Many of us haven’t read a single book in the last year. Not one. When was the…
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Learning on the job
A few months into the airline management traineeship I joined last year, I got moved into my second role rotation, in business analysis. My work prior to joining the airline industry included sitting in editing suites watching advance episodes of The Amazing Race Asia to craft digital content for its fifth season, producing influencer campaigns,…
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How to meet yourself.
En route to Colombo from Badulla “Travel far enough, you meet yourself.” – David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas The first post I saw on my Facebook newsfeed this morning was the quote above, from one of my favourite books. Mitchell’s quote means so much to me – if I hadn’t moved from Sydney to Vienna when I…