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Quietism: Why we all need more of it in our lives

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Feeling frazzled? Want to unplug? Have a watch of this. A brief history of quietism, from Julia Hobsbawm, author of Fully Connected.
Made by Somethin' Else, 17 August 2018
The power of silence in a noisy world

Quietism: Why we all need more of it in our lives

An A-Z of -isms
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Writers, academics and thinkers share their takes on some of the world's most important ideas (plus a few fun ones).
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Quietism: Why we all need more of it in our lives
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Journalism: Why 'fake news' is actually good news
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Utopianism: The search for a perfect world
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Whataboutism: Finger-wagging as a political tactic
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Xenophobism: The story of its ancient roots
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Youngism: Do we discriminate against young people?
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Zionism: A very brief history
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