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Bret Zawilski
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Jun 19, 2022

Going in Circles: A Review of Out of Sheer Rage

D. H. Lawrence is the type of author that I loved to not read in college. I would spend entire days, months even, not reading the work of Lawrence. My devotion went so far as to never really read most of the other great authors of the age. That’s the…

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Dec 29, 2021

The Joy of Imperfection

Getting Messy with Personal Knowledge Management — Thinking is messy. I tell this to my first-year university students every semester, but they look back at me with glossy-eyed stares, thinking that I’m giving them another lecture on why they shouldn’t procrastinate on assignments. But that’s not true. I want them to procrastinate more effectively. It’s a hard…

Productivity

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The Joy of Imperfection
The Joy of Imperfection
Productivity

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Sep 11, 2021

The shallowest something I can possibly throw out into the world

The Illusion and Despair of Short Gains — The specter of self-loathing haunts my anxiety. Like a well-worn path through the park, I follow without conscious effort. It’s instinct. I’m horrible. I’m worthless. My existence is meaningless. These words float in my mind close to the surface of consciousness at all times. It’s the demon I can’t exorcise…

Social Media

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The shallowest something I can possibly throw out into the world
The shallowest something I can possibly throw out into the world
Social Media

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May 31, 2021

Using Zettelkasten and Obsidian to Learn More Effectively

Personal knowledge management (PKM) is on the rise, with popular applications like Roam Research, [Obsidian MD](https://obsidian.md/), and [Notion](https://www.notion.so/) leading the charge into a new kind of note-taking. Except, it’s not exactly new. Well, not all of it, at least. If you’ve ever kept track of valuable information through a bullet…

Obsidian

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Using Zettelkasten and Obsidian to Learn More Effectively
Using Zettelkasten and Obsidian to Learn More Effectively
Obsidian

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Aug 13, 2020

Gotta go fast! (But Savor the Moment)

Trackmania (2020) and the Zen of Racing Games — I press down on the accelerator, and the car rolls down the hill, gathering speed. I lose traction for a moment, the tires sliding on the dirt road, and a slight bump sends me into a drift. That’s okay. I’m still gathering speed as I crest the next hill. …

Gaming

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Gotta go fast! (But Savor the Moment)
Gotta go fast! (But Savor the Moment)
Gaming

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Jul 24, 2020

This is Life

Anxiety, Privilege, and Hope during the Pandemic — The train ambles past a small graveyard in the middle of a field lined by pastures. Its half-crumbling stonework rises in a column at the center, a lonely fortress standing watch over the interred. With the return of a misty Irish rain, drought-browned grass is just a memory of the…

Pandemic

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This is Life
This is Life
Pandemic

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Jul 10, 2020

Rhetoric and Situations; Like Peanut Butter and Jelly

A guide for students on how to persuade people and accomplish goals — If you’ve ever struggled to share an idea with a friend, family member, or co-worker, then you know that effectively communicating with other people can be challenging. Whether you’re posting to social media or arguing in the comments section of an article, it’s important to understand how to effectively persuade…

Education

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Rhetoric and Situations; Like Peanut Butter and Jelly
Rhetoric and Situations; Like Peanut Butter and Jelly
Education

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·Jul 8, 2020

Your Final Assignment Is…a Podcast

Learning to podcast kept my remote students engaged and connected. Here’s how to bring podcasting to your classroom. — The Covid-19 crisis reshaped the landscape of education. While many schools and colleges are pushing for a return to in-person classes, online and hybrid teaching will remain part of the conversation for the foreseeable future. It’s hard to overstate the challenges this poses to creating an effective learning environment: many…

Podcasting

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Your Final Assignment Is…a Podcast.
Your Final Assignment Is…a Podcast.
Podcasting

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Bello Collective

·Aug 2, 2018

Podcasting in the Classroom

Tips and strategies for building a podcasting assignment that does more than embrace the trendy — By day, I’m a writing professor. At night, I’m a podcaster. Over the past few years, I’ve gone from making podcasts as a hobby to viewing them as an integral resource in my teaching toolbox. While there’s no single correct way to build a podcasting assignment into a class, this…

Podcast

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Podcasting in the Classroom
Podcasting in the Classroom
Podcast

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Bret Zawilski

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Scholar of Rhetoric and Composition. Artist and Writer.

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