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How does the feeling of creation differ from or replicate the feeling of production ?
Two writing prompts
One of the book’s central innovations is Nguyen’s notion of value capture , whereby we are offered a simple metric designed to answer a complex evaluative question, and end up outsourcing our own values to that metric. How important and influential is my scholarship? Enter the h -index. How good and considerate am I as a passenger? Enter my uber... See more
Kate Manne • Substack is a Dangerous Game for Writers
As a teacher, I had a similar assignment for high school students at the beginning of the year called “You: The Syllabus”. Students curated texts—books, music, movies, art, etc. that they would put on a syllabus if we were all taking the 101 course of who they were. Students then did three minute presentations overviewing their syllabus.
Anne Helen Petersen • Tuesday Thread: Your Three Foundational Books
For The People: A Leftist Library Project
The material provides guidance on supporting public libraries, emphasizing governance, funding, and community involvement while encouraging participation in library boards and local advocacy efforts against censorship and budget cuts.
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