research
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Probing the information bubble
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The reporter gathers string. The student collects artifacts. The interested are hunter-gatherers of information. They play life by the ear to bring the art of noticing to a world of scant attention. Blankness exerts its control. Zero thoughts, zero neurochemical flocks — where “staying informed” is merely for entertainment. That vital urge to research is…
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Textbook wisdom
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Theories are productive ways of thinking even if they’re proven wrong. They lead to other research. Take the theory of evolution. The topic itself lends to all types of discussions around race, identity, brain and body development. Aren’t we all just pond scum who lucked out on terra firma? This is not to say we…
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Story unbridled
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Make yourself not begin. Keep postponing your creative impulses until you store up some more thinking. The forest always hides secrets. When you keep gathering string, the variables appear endless. But the extra attending is crucial. The unbridled story is no longer a diversion when it becomes destiny. Once the end of the rope ceases…