Category: Writing and blogging
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The curious logic of bullshit jobs
The curious logic of bullshit jobs When work makes you wonder Lately, I’ve been reflecting on a book I stumbled upon in the library: Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber. The title struck me because it put words to something many of us have quietly felt but rarely say out loud. So let’s explore the curious logic…
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Emily or Koba? Who says anything about you?
Emily or Koba? Who says anything about you? Emily or Koba? Which of the two do you want to surrender to? Emily’s drawn-out romance series, with cliffhangers, serial lovers and new twists that sometimes slide into superficial dramas? Or Koba’s love story that is compact and unique, with an apotheosis that brings everything together? Actually,…
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New Year’s letters: a Flemish tradition full of memory and family
New Year’s letters: a Flemish tradition full of memory and family Did you know that the ritual in which children recite a New Year’s letter is a Flemish custom and tradition ? Even in the Netherlands it has fallen into disuse. Nowhere else are writing, reciting, family and emotion so strongly intertwined as in our…