Climate, Poverty, and People: My Reflection on Bill Gates’ Message for COP30
In his recent newsletters and Gates Note, Bill Gates writes with a tone that feels both urgent and grounded – a reminder that climate change, while one of humanity’s most pressing crises, does not exist in isolation. For those of us preparing for…
How Political Storytelling Manipulates Youth in Bangladesh
I’ve been thinking a lot about how the stories leaders tell can push people to vote, protest, or even change their whole view of the world. We call these “narratives” – basically, they’re like tales with a beginning, middle, and…
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell | A book summary for youth
Practice isn’t the thing you do once you’re good. It’s the thing you do that makes you good. Who we are cannot be separated from where we’re from. Success is not a random act. It arises out of a predictable and powerful set of circumstances and…
Keep Going by Austin Kleon | A book summary for youth
Quote 1: “Forget the noun, do the verb.” Quote 2: “Creativity is about attention, not talent.” Quote 3: “Every day is the ground floor.” Keep Going is Austin Kleon’s answer to a problem most people face but rarely admit: how do you stay creative and…
Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi | A book summary for youth
Quote 1: “Success in any field, especially in business, is about working with people, not against them.” Quote 2: “The currency of real networking is not greed but generosity.” Quote 3: “If your name is not out there, you are out of business.” Keith…
Building Social Business by Yunus | A book summary for youth
Quote 1: “A charity dollar has only one life; a social business dollar can be invested over and over again.” This captures the whole idea of the book—charity can help once, but social business keeps helping again and again. Quote 2: “The poor are like…