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“Curation is a form of pattern recognition - pieces of information or insight which over time amount to an implicit point of view.”

Quote by Maria Popova

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Maria Popova, born in 1980 in Bulgaria, is a talented writer with a broad influence in the fields of literature, art, science, and more. Her works cover a wide range of subjects, including philosophy, psychology, history, and her writing style is highly appreciated by readers. more

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