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Why I have come to hate the term ‘new normal’

There is nothing ‘normal’ about what we had before the pandemic.

May 6, 2021

Why I have come to hate the term ‘new normal’

May 6, 2021

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5 Times in History When Words Really Mattered

Have you ever been in a situation when you argued with someone about their choice of words and they just dismissed you saying, “what…

Jun 1, 2020

5 Times in History When Words Really Mattered

Jun 1, 2020

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Grab Life

Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash

Jul 3, 2023

Grab Life

Jul 3, 2023

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Why We Desperately Need Responsible Leadership in All Walks of Life

How to come together and move mountains

May 2, 2021

Why We Desperately Need Responsible Leadership in All Walks of Life

May 2, 2021

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“The Language of Humanitarianism” — Why It’s Not All You Thought It Was

The longer I spent working in the same sector, the more I realised that the language we used was akin to an ideology requiring (constant)…

Jun 23

“The Language of Humanitarianism” — Why It’s Not All You Thought It Was

Jun 23

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Sitting Through Our Own Silence

Listening to yourself will help how you start your day and put many things in order. It will not solve all your problems but allow you to…

Dec 20, 2024

Sitting Through Our Own Silence

Dec 20, 2024

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The Big Sellout: Have We Sold Our Soul To Consumerism?

We cannot continue like this.

Dec 10, 2024

The Big Sellout: Have We Sold Our Soul To Consumerism?

Dec 10, 2024

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Don’t Let Technology Stop You: How I Got Interested in Artificial Intelligence

You don’t need to be an expert or even very tech-savvy to grasp the basic concept of Artificial Intelligence. Jump on board, whet your…

Oct 31, 2024

Don’t Let Technology Stop You: How I Got Interested in Artificial Intelligence

Oct 31, 2024

D-Day — the Death Dilemma

I write. I get burned…I don’t write. People die.

Feb 23, 2024

Image credit: Mohammed Abed/afp

Feb 23, 2024

Be Human — Don’t Close Your Eyes

Except for those who have legitimate mental health reasons, I don’t understand how some turn off and actively refuse to see the horrors of…

Nov 24, 2023

Be Human — Don’t Close Your Eyes

Nov 24, 2023

John Strick van Linschoten

John Strick van Linschoten

Experienced #humanitarian. Writes at johnstrick.com. Tweets on @nomadikal. Interested in #appliedlinguistics #society #values. Also on Linkedin & Facebook.

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