Lessons From 7 Years of Brain Pickings

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March 18, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. - Annie Dillard - Lessons From 7 Years of Brain Pickings In 2006, Maria Popova shared an idea with a few friends: to start a weekly digest featuring five stimulating things to learn about each week, it could include anything from a breakthrough in neuroscience to a timeless piece of poetry. Brain Pickings was thus born, giving rise to a digital anthology or collage of works of historical and cultural significance. Seven years later, Maria shares reflections and lessons learned from her professional and personal journey with Brain Pickings. Among them: "Be generous with your time and your resources and with giving credit and, especially, with your words. To understand and be understood, those are among life's greatest gifts, and every interaction is an opportunity to exchange them." { read more } Be The Change What lessons have you learned from the past five to ten years of your life? Reflect on your golden nuggets of wisdom and share your story with someone. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News No Greater Joy: Photos from Around the World Ten Things You Might Not Know About Love There's More to Life Than Being Happy The Beautiful Fragility of Language The College Course That's Changing Lives Relationships Are More Important than Ambition Building A Regret Free Life On Navigating Stuckness DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 143,554 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More