Skillcations sound like the perfect solution to burnout. Take time off. Learn new skills. Return recharged and more marketable. The concept has career experts buzzing about employees using PTO not for beach trips, but for professional development that feels rejuvenating. The appeal is obvious. With 42% experiencing burnout globally, any approach that combines rest with […]
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The narrative is wrong. Rural communities across Southeastern North Carolina aren’t struggling because they lack potential. They’re struggling because that potential remains invisible to the systems designed to cultivate it. I’ve spent the last year investigating this disconnect. What I found challenges everything we think we know about rural limitations. The Real Problem Isn’t What
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Traditional schools prepare students for jobs that won’t exist. The numbers tell a stark story. By 2030, up to 30 percent of current hours worked could be automated, accelerated by generative AI. Yet our educational systems continue operating as if this transformation isn’t happening. I’ve spent years studying how communities prepare their residents for economic
