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Oct 26, 2012

Time Peace

David Zimmerman

Dear Kevin, Enclosed please find a pocket watch, a gift from me to you. Gift is perhaps the wrong word; maybe think of it as a trust. Your father entrusted this gift to me twenty-five years ago (give or take a year)—or, as you might appreciate: 525,600 minutes x 25 = 13,140,000 minutes (give or take a few hundred thousand minutes) Your dad used to play...

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Aug 3, 2012

More Than a Sabbath: My Fast From Earning

David Zimmerman

Editor's Note: On Fridays we're hosting a series called More Than a Sabbath, where employees discuss how they've taken a break from otherwise good elements of work. Each post is a response to How to Fast the Other Six Days. There was a time when my wages were a result of my fundraising efforts. I was horrible at it. I lasted about two years, and only...

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Mar 30, 2012

Everything Matters: Editing as a Cultural Act

David Zimmerman

Editor's Note: On Fridays we're hosting a series called Everything Matters, where guests share why the work of their particular vocational fields is a cultural act. Each installment serves as a response to the post, Creating a High Calling Culture.   I am a professional back-seat driver. I sit in my lofty position and decide the fate of hundreds of...

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