Psychologyspeaking topic
You miss a place, you go back, and it's no longer the place in your memory; it has shrunk and turned ordinary. What changed isn't the place but the meaning you gave it. Is what we miss a real location, or a time that no longer exists?
— nostalgia and the perception of place
practice with this topic
Set the timer (5-30 min), take 20 seconds of prep if you like, start talking. Jot your thoughts onto the sticky-note board.
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