Words of Wisdom — August 17, 2014

Amelia Earhart on Perseverance

“Never interrupt someone doing something you said couldn’t be done.”

-Amelia Earhart

For more on the legendary aviator:

-Earhart’s National Geographicaccount of the 1935 trek from Honolulu to the California that made her the first ever aviator to fly from Hawaii to the U.S. mainland.

–Giving Flight to Equal Rights — on Earhart as a women’s rights activist

–The Week recently profiled a woman also named Amelia Earhart (no relation) who has, as fate would have it, taken up aviation.

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The great free will debate featuring Michio Kaku and Steven Pinker

Who — or what — really controls your mind?

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The Past

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a collage of photos of a man with a hat and a book.

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Signs you’re burned out — and how to bounce back

If you don’t feel better after the weekend, the “burnout paradox” could explain why.

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Laurie Santos

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