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What is it about Librarians?

This edition of Marginalia is dedicated to librarians, those beautiful souls who are dedicated to books and sharing them with everyone, and inspired by Brianna Labuskes’ new historical novel, The Librarian of Burned Books.

By Tom Collins June 23, 2023 Books, Learning, Marginalia
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Dignity as a Plural Term

This edition of Marginalia focuses on Dignity: Its Essential Role in Resolving Conflict, by Donna Hicks, PhD. Using her broad experience as an international conflict […]

By Tom Collins May 11, 2023 Books, Learning, Marginalia
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Finding and Fixing Your Sacred Flaws

Finding and Fixing Your Sacred Flaws

A funny thing happened when I was reading Will Storr’s The Science of Storytelling: Why Stories Make Us Human and How to Tell Them Better. […]

By Tom Collins April 12, 2023 Books, Marginalia, Writing
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Wanna Bet? – Why Authors Need a Scout Mindset

Wanna Bet? – Why Authors Need a Scout Mindset

This edition of Marginalia focuses on The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don’t, by Julia Galef. As the subtitle suggests, it’s […]

By Tom Collins March 7, 2023 Books, Learning, Marginalia, Writing
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Writing a book only FEELS like herding cats

Take your book writing project from herding cats to the Hero’s Journey!

By Tom Collins February 7, 2023 Books, Marginalia, Writing
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An image of ancient cave paintings with the text "Cave Dweller to Counselor? Oh, the stories we tell!" This post discusses Yuval Noah Harari's book "Sapiens: A Brief History of Mankind"

Cave Dweller to Counsellor? Oh, the Stories We Tell!

In this edition of Marginalia, we’ll be digging into some of the lessons – and mysteries – from our earliest ancestors as they developed the ability to tell stories. And consider how that evolution may guide us in telling our own stories about ourselves and our businesses.

By Tom Collins January 6, 2023 Big Ideas, Creativity, Marginalia
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Which BIG DOG will you choose for your book?

[A version of this post first appeared in our weekly newsletter, which of course you should sign up for.] I called this entry “manufactured marginalia” […]

By Tom Collins December 17, 2022 Books, Business & Entrepreneurship, Indie Publishing, Marginalia, Writing
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Wise up! How to grow wiser as you age

We’d all like to be known as wise, right? And deserve the label. So whether or not you’re thought of as wise right now, this post will show you how to recognize wisdom and how you can gain more of it over time.

By Tom Collins April 18, 2022 Aging Well, Marginalia, Tips from Tom's inbox
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“MWe” knew it! Neuroscience confirms: learning is about connecting the dots

Tom here, to share my thinking behind this bit of marginalia. Here’s what I wrote aside a paragraph on “active learning” in the new book, Uncommon Sense Teaching: […]

By Tom Collins September 11, 2021 Books, Learning, Marginalia
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