Category: Learning
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The Spark Inside You
Read more: The Spark Inside YouIn a little town where the stars shone brightly, lived a curious boy named Simba. He loved asking questions. But the one that puzzled him most was: “What makes me… me?” One evening, as he lay in bed, his mind buzzing with thoughts, a tiny glow appeared beside him. It was shaped like a spark,…
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind — a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the world beyond the narrow confines of individual experience. We are one humankind sharing one planet.
Read more: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind — a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the world beyond the narrow confines of individual experience. We are one humankind sharing one planet.This book, written by Yuval Noah Harari, is based on a series of lectures he gave at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. It was first released in Hebrew in 2011 and later in English in 2014. I discovered it during the COVID-19 pandemic, a time when many of us had more space to reflect, slow…
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The Simpsons Movie: If Homer Can Change and Become More Conscious, Then So Can We All!
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Read more: The Simpsons Movie: If Homer Can Change and Become More Conscious, Then So Can We All!The Simpsons Movie is a 2007 American animated comedy film based on the iconic Fox sitcom The Simpsons, created by Matt Groening. The show has been running since 1989 and has accumulated more than 800 episodes! To be honest, I haven’t seen them all—and that’s precisely one of the reasons I chose to focus a…
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Beach Boys: How can reconnecting to nature and calm help us think about our mistakes and how to overcome them?
Read more: Beach Boys: How can reconnecting to nature and calm help us think about our mistakes and how to overcome them?Beach Boys is a Japanese drama that was broadcast in 1997. I watched it from France after discovering the drama GTO, which features the same lead actor. It also stars Ryoko Hirosue in one of her first roles. Recently, she made headlines after an incident involving a nurse in a hospital, for which she was…
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Pay It Forward: Can this simple concept be adapted to truly work in real life?
Read more: Pay It Forward: Can this simple concept be adapted to truly work in real life?Pay It Forward is a 2000 American romantic drama film directed by Mimi Leder, based on a novel by Catherine Ryan Hyde. I was recommended this movie by a friend, as its story shared certain similarities with the goal of One Daily Tale: making the world a better place. The story follows Trevor, a seventh-grade…
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My Boss My Hero: a cute and funny story about the role of education throughout a lifetime and the influence of the place we live in
Read more: My Boss My Hero: a cute and funny story about the role of education throughout a lifetime and the influence of the place we live inMy Boss My Hero is a Japanese television drama broadcast in 2006, adapted from a South Korean film of the same name. It follows Makio, a 27-year-old yakuza gangster, who must return to high school and graduate in order to succeed his father as the next head of the gang. What begins as a comedic…
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Can Rhapsody of Fire Help Us Rethink Identity, Society, and the Power of Stories?
Read more: Can Rhapsody of Fire Help Us Rethink Identity, Society, and the Power of Stories?How can music inspire philosophical thinking? Rhapsody of Fire (formerly known as Rhapsody) is an Italian symphonic power metal band formed by Luca Turilli and Alex Staropoli, widely seen as a pioneer of the symphonic power metal subgenre. I was still in high school when I first started listening to them, after being introduced to…
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What Can Kung Fu Hustle Teach Us About Growth, Responsibility, and the Future of Humanity?
Read more: What Can Kung Fu Hustle Teach Us About Growth, Responsibility, and the Future of Humanity?How does a martial arts comedy inspire self-growth? Kung Fu Hustle (Chinese: 功夫; lit. ‘Kung Fu’) is a 2004 martial arts action comedy film directed, produced, and co-written by Stephen Chow. The story revolves around a murderous neighbourhood gang, a poor village with unlikely heroes, and an aspiring gangster’s fierce journey to find his true…
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Can Shaolin Soccer Teach Us About Self-Improvement and Balance?
Read more: Can Shaolin Soccer Teach Us About Self-Improvement and Balance?How does Shaolin Soccer blend martial arts and self-development? Shaolin Soccer (Chinese: 少林足球) is a 2001 Hong Kong sports comedy film directed by Stephen Chow, who also stars in the lead role. The story follows a Shaolin kung fu master, Sing, who seeks to promote the practical benefits of martial arts to the world. However,…
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Can Music Like Tears in Heaven and Layla Teach Us About Grief and Love?
Read more: Can Music Like Tears in Heaven and Layla Teach Us About Grief and Love?How does tragedy shape artistic expression? Eric Clapton is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is regarded as one of the most successful and influential guitarists in rock music, and I believe I first listened to his songs when my brother started playing the guitar. My favorite song from Clapton is…