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Quote wall: Ted Lasso

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On the bulletin board above my desk, I keep a handful of quotes that have taught me something, or that I hope to learn from.

Here's one:

Be curious, not judgmental.

—Misattributed to Walt Whitman, by way of Ted Lasso

If you haven't watched Ted Lasso yet, find the time to give it a shot. It's charmingly crass, it isn't at all about football, and it's one of the most big-hearted, optimistic things I've ever seen. In other words: It's essential right now. Small things like this can help us all be better. To be curious, rather than partisan or critical.

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