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Books capture the zeitgeist in a way videos rarely do

November 6, 2022November 6, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] (‘My dear students’, a fortnightly column that is a conversation with young minds on current events, books, popular culture — just about anything that’s worth talking over a cup of coffee.) My dear students One day many years ago, I completed a class on Aristotle’s political philosophy and was about to return to my […]

Your value as a member of a community will be a measure of your success

October 23, 2022October 23, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] (‘My dear students’, a fortnightly column that is a conversation with young minds on current events, books, popular culture — just about anything that’s worth talking over a cup of coffee.) My dear students, Your student life leads to a paradox. You are conditioned to succeed individually. You achieve your goals by focussing on […]

Being a professional is not a vocation, but a set of attitudes

October 9, 2022October 9, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] (‘My dear students’, a fortnightly column that is a conversation with young minds on current events, books, popular culture — just about anything that’s worth talking over a cup of coffee.) One balmy summer night in London, I went for a nice long dinner with professors from my law school, towards the end of […]