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A timely feature from The School Of Life. To wit:

Emotional maturity isn’t just something we can achieve in the good times. It’s a quality that can accompany us through the deepest crises.  A key idea to keep in mind is that it isn’t chiefly what happens to us that affects our lives, it’s how we learn to think about what has happened – and that, fortunately, is very much within our control.

Previously: All Together Now

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Liking-Isnt-Helping-01-634x419 Liking-Isnt-Helping-02-634x417 Liking-Isnt-Helping-03-634x419‘Liking Isn’t Helping’ – a powerful ad campaign for Crisis Relief Singapore mocking the guilt-assuaging cult of the Facebook ‘Like’ and suggesting that people who really care should volunteer to help instead.

The thumbs in these genuine press images of pain and loss are thankfully ‘shopped in.

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In the five years since its invention, the unregulated currency has risen in value from $0.14 to over $100, due largely to financial crises in Cyprus and elsewhere.

For those who don’t know what it’s all about, here’s what it’s all about.

The Complete History Of Bitcoin – The Revolutionary Currency (Daily Dot)

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