Yawn
From the New York Times: Our Boredom, Ourselves
[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/books/review/Schuessler-t.html].
> And yet boredom is woven into the very fabric of the literary enterprise.
Alissa Wilkinson
<a href="http://www.alissawilkinson.com">Alissa Wilkinson</a> founded The Curator in 2008 and was its editor for two years. She now teaches writing and humanities a <a href="http://www.tkc.edu">The Ki
The Miserable Results of Our Quest for Happiness
From the Telegraph: Those who pillage rich traditions for contemporary tastes
take the easy but shallow route to happiness
[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/6979015/The-miserable-results-of-our-quest-for-happiness.html]
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> This may sound paradoxical.
Touch Minds and Settle Souls
From the New York Times: Called Far and Wide to Touch Minds
[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/nyregion/24routine.html] (a brief interview
with Cornel West).
> I’ve never spent
Great or Good?
From The Millions: Year-End Reflections on The Great and The Good
[http://www.themillions.com/2009/12/year-end-reflections-the-great-and-the-good.html]
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> A graduate school professor said to our class on Day One of our
Better than New Years’ Resolutions
From writer Donald Miller: Living a Good Story
[http://donmilleris.com/2010/01/01/living-a-good-story-an-alternative-to-new-years-resolutions/]
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> A story involves a person that wants something and is willing to overcome
conflict to get it.