A new week and a longer-than-anticipated book club and discussion group delayed the writing of the newsletter.  Nevertheless, today we touch on generations, a quick highlight of the experience of talking with a group of millennials who signed up and participated in a book discussion.  All of them were willing to listen, learn and discuss challenging topics, all in a voluntary setting where the only result was expanding ideas.  The news queue is filling up, and the following few newsletters will make up for the time constraints of the last week.  We finish with a couple of Boomers who can teach us all how lucky you are if you can dance with the one you love, no matter where you are.

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Tim Urban added a new book discussion group along with the release of his latest book, What’s Our Problem.  The discussions started this week, and I was part of the newest group.  After a brief introduction by Urban, the large group was broken into several small groups for about an hour of small-group discussions.  I will write more about the depth of the debate, but I wanted to write up my initial impressions.

Lyrics:

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See Today’s Tune for the answer.

The breakout for Urban's book, described by Urban as A Self-Help Book for Societies, focused on how silos and echo chambers can define many groups we might encounter at work, school, or other social experiences.  My group consisted of 4 young professionals willing to give up a couple of hours and talk with strangers about a book that brings ideas and concepts up that probably don't come up at most happy hours.  The discussions were thoughtful and considerate, and the experience was a highlight of the day.

There were over a hundred people on this call, and the breakouts were not moderated; each group of 5 people had a sheet with topics to discuss.  In an era of social isolation, there are plenty of opportunities to connect with real people and have honest discussions if you look for them and are willing to participate.

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A lesson for us all.

Generational Words - Answer to the Poll - If you know the song, you win, written in the 80s and released by the band The The ­ The song The Beat(en) Generation written by Matt Johnson while many of us Gen-Xers were coming of age.  Read the lyrics if you need to familiarize yourself with the band; they could have been written yesterday.

Click on the Apple Music image to listen to the song on Apple Music or on the Spotify Image to listen to Spotify.

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