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Daily Circuit Blog

5 books to read, including a guide to happiness

5 books to read, including a guide to happiness

Every week, Kerri asks the Roundtable guests what they are reading right now. Here’s what our guests for our show about standardized testing are reading: Brenda Cassellius: “Wonder” by R. J. Palacio and “Hardwiring Happiness” by Rick Hanson. Jim Bartholomew: “Men at Work” by George F. Will and “Clash of Kings” by George R.R. Martin. Read more →
by Stephanie Curtis

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Op-ed pick: TV shows do a poor job portraying mental illness

Op-ed pick: TV shows do a poor job portraying mental illness

“She’s fabulously empathetic and intuitive, somehow able to see what all the other doctors miss (though her cases should be familiar to anyone who reads Oliver Sacks’s essays). That’s because, the show keeps reminding us, mental illness goes along with greatness.”
by Stephanie Curtis

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Op-ed pick: Learning to like “Lean In”

“What I needed now, far more than feminist theory, was someone to tell me that I did have the personal strength to respond to the vast, impossibly complex challenges of finding meaningful work in this economy and preparing to navigate the professional world as a young woman.”
by Stephanie Curtis

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How did you spend it? Best and worst purchases

Our favorite financial guru Ruth Hayden joins us at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 17, to talk about your most memorable financial decisions. When you look back, what was the best money you’ve ever spent? What was the worst thing you’ve ever done with your cash? For me, the best money I’ve spent lately was a Read more →
by Maddy Mahon

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