{"id":3384,"date":"2024-08-22T14:09:12","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T14:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/faculty-development-center\/?post_type=furman-update&#038;p=3384"},"modified":"2024-09-03T13:36:27","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T13:36:27","slug":"fall-reading-circle-subtract-the-untapped-science-of-less","status":"publish","type":"furman-update","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/faculty-development-center\/updates\/fall-reading-circle-subtract-the-untapped-science-of-less\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall Reading Circle: Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3079 alignright lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/faculty-development-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/2023\/06\/bigstock-Stack-Of-Books-70033240-768x509.jpg\" alt=\"Stack of books.\" width=\"400\" height=\"265\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/265;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What do the Embarcadero, the end of apartheid, and climate change mitigation progress have in common?\u00a0 According to Leidy Klotz, they were all achieved by <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">subtraction. <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In academia we are notoriously bad at this: we are more likely to say \u201cyes,\u201d than to strategically say \u201cno\u201d. It is difficult for us to subtract from our growing to-do lists, which can dampen our thriving and\/or keep us from achieving the goals we set for ourselves.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Join us in our Fall 2024 Reading Circle featuring Klotz\u2019s book\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Subtract-Untapped-Science-Leidy-Klotz\/dp\/1250249864\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less<\/span><\/i><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. We will meet for conversation three times, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2-3:15 p.m.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, in the Duke Library Pitts Room (Room 203) <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">September 13, September 27, and October 11<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. \u00a0If you have received a book from the FDC, we ask that you strive to attend all three of our planned discussions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">We are excited to share that this event is now fully subscribed. If you have your own personal copy of the text, please join us for our conversations! \u00a0Email fdc@furman.edu to be included in meeting invitations and follow-up emails.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What do the Embarcadero, the end of apartheid, and climate change mitigation progress have in common?\u00a0 According to Leidy Klotz, they were all achieved by subtraction. In academia we are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","update-categories":[],"class_list":["post-3384","furman-update","type-furman-update","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/faculty-development-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/updates\/3384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/faculty-development-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/updates"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/faculty-development-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/furman-update"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/faculty-development-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/updates\/3384\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3450,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/faculty-development-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/updates\/3384\/revisions\/3450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/faculty-development-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"furman-update-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/faculty-development-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/update-categories?post=3384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}