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Monthly Archives: November 2014

Time for Learning
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November 19, 2014 by Jean

Last weekend, I attended a day-long interdisciplinary forum on “Why Darwin Matters” sponsored by the Maine Humanities Council. The program …
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Category: Aging, Intellectual activity, Reading, Time/Activities | Tags: Charles Darwin, Dorothy Schwartz, Dorothy Schwartz Forum on Art, intellectual stimulation, Maine Humanities Council, retirement, Science & the Humanities, Why Darwin Matters
Hyper-Learning
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November 9, 2014 by Jean

I’ve noticed changes in the ways that I read, think, and learn since I retired from teaching in May. I’ve …
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Category: Intellectual activity, Time/Activities | Tags: hypertext, intellectual stimulation, learning, retirement, Ted Nelson, time utilization, World Wide Web Consortium
Volunteering
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November 3, 2014 by Jean

Many retirees, myself included, hope to do volunteer work as part of their mix of activities in retirement. It turns …
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Category: Time/Activities | Tags: Good Shepherd Food Bank, retirement, time utilization, volunteer work

I am Jean Potuchek, a professional sociologist who has just stepped into the next phase of my life, retirement, after more than thirty years of college teaching. This blog is about my experience of that new phase of life.

Please join me as I step into my future.

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