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Only disconnect: The pain of 'just thinking'

'Don’t Just Do Something; Stand There'

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Jun 27, 2023
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(part one of two on the pains and pleasures of ‘just thinking’)

The phrase “Only connect” features in ‘Howards End’ by EM Forster. Margaret Schlegel (the protagonist) believes the crucial trait in a p…

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