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The Chronicle

Charles Jameson

The Chronicle is a podcast about stories, creativity, and the incredible journey of childhood literacy—from the very first book a parent shares with their child to the moment a young reader discovers the magic of storytelling for themselves. Hosted by Charles "Dave" Jameson, founder of Chronicle Creations and creator of Dreambook, this show blends research-based insights into children"s development with real-life reflections on building an educational startup. Join Dave as he navigates the ups and

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57:31

Still not married, No kids, Losing parts yourself as...

The Chronicle ·

2020/04/21

Posting recently my reflections concerning reaching middle-age-ish and not having staked out for myself a traditional path, I got a lot of great responses. There seemed a thread which ran its way through most answers. That to live for you, your desires, your interests, selfish as it may be, causes the least suffering and best result. An interesting idea to say the least. But how to do this in such a way that is not entirely self-serving is an equally important question. Or, the conclusion we must

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01:01:26

Gaijin Elitism, Teachers Licences, Endless Overtime,...

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2020/04/17

What does it feel like to thrown on a sword? Well that depends on whose done the throwing. Was it you, or did someone else land you there? Although ultimately each is painful, our willingness to see that pain in a positive light unquestionably favors that we do the throwing ourselves. This exhausting metaphor for working long hours is driving at the point that work is felt differently when we feel in control. It's a concept I am applying while working harder than I ever have, a least in an office

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51:59

How We Control Anger, Managing People, Styles of...

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2020/02/26

You know that old expression - anger leads to hate, hate leads to you making a fool of yourself. Well much as that is very true It is important that we acknowledge the feeling of anger is often justified, more the issue is how we apply it. Anger usually seeks justice and fairness, it just sucks at getting these things done in a way that doesn't totally alienate those it inflicts itself upon. If you are tasked with leading a group of people, any age it doesn't matter. Likelihood is that at some point

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54:40

Moving To A New Home, Negative Head Space, Making...

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2020/02/18

A lot of big changes will arrive shortly come the beginning of March. First on the list will be slowly moving to a new apartment. No small feat in Japan considering the many costs associated with doing such an act. Moreover a challenge as well due to all the turning off an on of various services, water, gas and so on. But it is something I am truly excited for. It has given me the opportunity to get on the phone and speak Japanese. It has made me as well once again appreciate the wonderful people

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54:17

The Interstice Podcast Ep.9 | The Usefulness of...

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2020/02/04

Been listening to a lot of stoic thoughts recently and within my recent past have been quite impacted by the book 'Meditations' by Marcus Aurelius. Doing so provided allowed me to put many experiences I have had in Japan into a useful context. But that's not all. Arnold Swarschanager, I noticed, has had some great things to say about the idea of the self-made man. To the point, essentially that no one, not even he himself, is one. I thought that was a useful idea when it comes to establishing your

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49:33

Why I've Been Gone, Working In Japanese Private...

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2020/01/28

I've not uploaded anything new since the 26th of December. That is unusual for me even given that that time was basically a holiday. Returning now as I am to creative endeavors I want to keep you, who listen and support me, informed of what has been going on in my life. The truth, as it is, to my subjective reality, I will speak to. And in all honesty as things have turned out, a quite positive twist has revealed itself as we pass by this bend in the road of my life. One that should prove

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54:16

Partying In Tokyo, Work Place Stage Fright, How To Be...

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2019/12/21

What's life without kicking back once in a while and going out drinking. Incredibly sober healthy and productive but let's focus too much on that detail. Recently I wrapped up around five weeks of focused labor and wanted a chance to blow off some steam so I headed in to Tokyo for a date. The date got cancelled but I wasn't gonna let that stop me from having a social night out so once arrived and after imbibing a few whiskies I set out to find my fortune in downtown Tokyo and was not disappointed

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54:25

Japanese Cultural Pressures, Strange Christmas...

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2019/12/04

Japan's cultural pressures are like none other in the world given it's much different value system. This system has no doubt allowed the country to survive, but survival does not always equate to happiness. Joined by my guest and colleague Dean we discuss this topic and touch on a few very unique challenges that natives of the culture must face and to a lesser degree expats. Not ever to go too dark we follow it up with the bizarre incarnation which is Christmas in Japan. A holiday which owes most of

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50:39

Racism In Japan, Finding Housing, Moving To Japan...

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2019/11/25

Our progress as a species moves forward in nearly every quantifiable way from poverty to education, but this does not mean that our success or failure overall has ever ceased its balancing act on a razor's edge. Where race is concerned certainly we've moved ahead as well but to think we've found some perfect understanding of each other would be naive. Japan as an ancient mono-culture offers a fascinating look into this very difficult topic and serves as the starting point for this week's podcast. To

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50:56

Lazy Students, Useless Teachers, Teaching Without A...

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2019/11/13

The Japanese, although generally a more diminutive people, can drink like vikings. Schools are a little tamer no doubt than the drinking culture a salary man would see on a daily but they are still fun and different from what I am used to back in North America. We start here in the podcast as I recall some of the funnier and fuzzier moments through the time that I have spent here. Each school is I've attended is very different as well with some partying more or less, and in some cases a specific

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56:31

Arriving In Japan, Training, Teaching Horror Stories...

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2019/10/31

Arriving in Japan and all the madness that ensued, the highs, the lows, all of it here on this new episode. I recount the excitement of my process to get to Japan and the first training week of my arrival. As well for good measure we touch on some of the hilariously shady business practices of the shady dispatch company Interac.

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53:56

Epic Camping, Public School, Private School | The...

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2019/10/20

This time we continue the adventure of growing up. Due to rugby being introduced to me at a very young age, a size advantage and excellent coaching caught the eye of both private schools in my local area and it would change my life forever.

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51:06

The Joker, Christmas, Camping, Paintball & Motorbikes...

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2019/10/12

Life as an expat in Japan is a trip. Learning the culture and language is a never-ending parade of hilarious failures and awkward mistakes. Here on The Interstice I discuss in intimate detail this altogether humbling, never boring, choice of lifestyle.

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