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@KulturlotseHH This happened also takes place in: Rotterdam, Bristol, Edinburgh, Hamburg, Hong Kong, Limerick, London and Braunschweig.

Go there!

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We have an event recommendation for you: @thishappendhh. Tomorrow at the Haus73 in Hamburg, Germany. Free entrance. Maybe also in your city. Check out: https://t.co/WQBx6sZv1F

#Hamburg @KulturlotseHH

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Turns out, one person of our team is a dreamer. How about you?
https://t.co/sPDi0Monr0

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@werenotwizards Thanks for the reminder!

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@hhavrilesky !!

[the artidote @TheArtidote]

Nothing is permanent. You’re not stuck. You have choices. You can think new thoughts, and learn something new. You can create new habits. Remember, you are who you choose to be. —@AlexisRenG #NoteToSelf

artwork by https://t.co/0BSRxJxn5V

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@laurenduca that's the spirit 🔥

[The Sad Ghost Club @thesadghostclub]

Conversations about our mental health are IMPORTANT! Not only because talkinf about our own feelings helps us process and collate our thoughts, but also to get those around us used to the ins and outs of struggling, the more we talk, the more we feel ab...
https://t.co/mkbwOfdVAN

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@OneMooreEmily Havent't seen it so far, but everyone keeps talking about it. Gonna follow the hype.

/sap

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@missallyfallon True and so well said. :) Love the mysterious paths of creativity. People need to go there!

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[Allison Fallon @missallyfallon]

We're bad at creativity in our culture because we're obsessed with productivity. Creativity is slow and curious. Productivity considers every experiment and exploration like losing your way.

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@anne_elizabeth But I don't want to go to old times where creativity was only allowed to a few. /sap (2/2)

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@anne_elizabeth Oh wow. There's def. some truth in it, BUT: Personally I believe that democratization of creative is good. Just that there's some new feeling of being entitled to live from it might cause some problems...

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"For the privilege of doing “creative” work, we are asked to accept conditions of financial anxiety and precariousness that in previous times were unthinkable to the gainfully employed."

[Anne Lowrey @anne_elizabeth]

Also, scathing. Who has thoughts on this piece...
https://t.co/EbWvDfQyPN

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Choose:

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@rotkopfchen @bambiwatson9 Very pretty colours!

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This old latin proverb is nowadays also existent in Russian, Hungarian, German and various other languages. A universal truth?
#inspirationalquotes #creativelyproductive

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@anne_elizabeth soothing!