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See The World On Your Lunch Break – U.S.A.

August 13, 2016 By Ben McEvoy

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Want to learn more about the world but are short on time? Let’s take a trip to foreign lands by appreciating the best short works of art from every country around the world. We’re going to pick a country and look at… 1 song 1 poem 1 short film 1 short story 1 essay/non-fiction piece 1 piece of art […]

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See The World On Your Lunch Break – ENGLAND

August 4, 2016 By Ben McEvoy

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Want to learn more about the world but are short on time? Let’s take a trip to foreign lands by appreciating the best short works of art from every country around the world. We’re going to pick a country and look at… 1 song 1 poem 1 short film 1 short story 1 essay/non-fiction piece 1 piece of art […]

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See The World On Your Lunch Break – JAPAN

August 1, 2016 By Ben McEvoy

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Want to learn more about the world but are short on time? Let’s take a trip to foreign lands by appreciating the best short works of art from every country around the world. We’re going to pick a country and look at… 1 song 1 poem 1 short film 1 short story 1 essay/non-fiction piece […]

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18 Ways To Broaden Your Literary Horizons This Weekend

July 19, 2016 By Ben McEvoy

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I’ve found that most people who want to broaden their reading horizons are already very well-read. It’s definitely something that’s on my mind a lot. I want to sample everything. How can I be more creative? How can I have access to new models of thinking? How can I learn new things and push the boundaries my […]

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The Nobel Prize Book Challenge: 1 Laureate’s Work Every Month

July 5, 2016 By Ben McEvoy

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How many books by Nobel Prize winners have you read? If you’re anything like I was a year ago, the answer is dismally low. So, in an effort to break out of a reading rut and feed my brain some healthy calories (mitigating the Netflix junk binges), I issued myself a challenge:  Reading one work from […]

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Ray Bradbury Writing Advice: The Bradbury Trio

July 2, 2016 By Ben McEvoy

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Last year, I set myself a reading challenge that I came to affectionately call the Bradbury Trio. I had begun to dedicate significant portions of my writing time to the short story form. It made sense to ramp up the amount of short stories I was reading too. Then I came across this video of the […]

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Benjamin McEvoy

I write essays on great books, elite education, practical mindset tips, and living a healthy, happy lifestyle. I'm here to help you live a meaningful life.

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