Host of the podcast Design Matters; Chair, SVA Masters in Branding; Edit Director, PrintMag.com; Harvard Business School Exec Fellow; Joyful Heart Board
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The hardest thing I've ever written: inquirer.com/opinion/comment… via @phillyinquirer
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“My real privilege is being connected to a past where politics was inspiring and noble, and believing that it can be that way again.” —Jack Schlossberg ow.ly/CSs150ZbzUW
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Ann Patchett is a bestselling author, essayist, co-owner of Parnassus Books, and recipient of numerous literary honors. She joins live to discuss the creative process and why she continues to find evidence of generosity and hope everywhere she looks. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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“Skateboarding wasn’t just a sport to me. It was a creative community filled with artists, photographers, musicians, and outsiders who finally felt like they belonged somewhere.” —Bobby Hundreds podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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“Designers are not defined by the tools they use. What defines us is our ability to imagine solutions to human needs and transform them into something meaningful.” —Mauro Porcini ow.ly/WiyN50Z8wZQ
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“Humans do not work the way computers work, and productivity does not mean grinding it out for hours while staring at a screen without moving your body.” —Manoush Zomorodi ow.ly/H9KI50Z8wYU
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“The sources who go the distance and are involved in truly great work are doing it because they care about other people and they want to help in some way. They say I have this knowledge and I realize I can no longer sit with it.” —Jodi Kantor ow.ly/l4pT50Z8wXU
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“Freedom means creating the conditions in which other people can be free.” —Timothy Snyder ow.ly/34Zg50Z8wXH
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“I found my home with The Groundlings. I met my first real friends there, and I’m still friends with them today. It’s what most people who had a great College experience have. I found my people there.” —Julia Sweeney
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“Censor the body and you censor speech. Writing the body is how I have brought myself back to life.” —Lidia Yuknavitch ow.ly/NrJt50Z8wVp
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“Let the work speak for itself. You don’t have to say a lot if the work is undeniable.” —Pum Lefebure ow.ly/T1It50Z8wVH
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“My grandparents didn’t have to take me in. They didn’t have to care for me the way they did. Had that not happened, I wouldn’t be where I am today. For all the hardship in my life, the gifts I received far outweigh anything negative.” —Michael Arden ow.ly/LxVR50Z8wT9
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Writer, editor, and cultural journalist Spencer Bailey—founder of The Slowdown and host of Time Sensitive—joins to discuss surviving a plane crash, the role of storytelling in his life, and the value of slowness in an age of constant acceleration. ow.ly/WcUB50Z8PNv
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“The human has to be in the lead, not just in the loop. Otherwise, the work loses its soul.” —Pum Lefebure ow.ly/iMlR50Z5Z7Z
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“Making a living was always important to me, so I looked for a path where creativity and business could coexist.” —Santiago Carrasquilla ow.ly/c3rg50Z5Z7s
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“If you’re even trying to put paint down in an exact way, it’s still communicating that you’re a person who’s probably out of control and trying to assert control.” —Cy Gavin ow.ly/cXjR50Z5Z7m
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“People are spending their days running AI agents, checking AI agents, and trying to prove productivity. Instead of setting us free, technology is often just making us spin our wheels faster.” —Manoush Zomorodi ow.ly/42QR50Z5Z6P
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“We should not go after technology because it is a driver of profit and power, but because it is a driver of progress for society.” —Mauro Porcini ow.ly/uMoh50Z5Z6n
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“Politicians are business people. They’re in the business of being popular, and they respond to public pressure.” —Jack Schlossberg ow.ly/lRv450Z5Z6a
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“The erotic brings the body forward in all its contradictions and drives. It’s the site of meaning-making for human experience, and it requires no intellect.” —Lidia Yuknavitch ow.ly/2j0R50Z5We2
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“When language feels unstable, poetry can be a place where truth is reassembled.” —Ada Limón ow.ly/7vNP50Z5WcE
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