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What it means to be a Fully Formed Professional

One is not born a professional, and today the level of your underlying substance is what matters.

Arthur Gurwitz
By Arthur Gurwitz

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Nov 2, 2026

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2 min read

CULTURAL CONVERSATION


IN PRINT

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The best book ever written, and the woman who made it possible

The best book ever written, and the woman who made it possible

More than a thousand books read. This is the one I keep going back to.

Arthur Gurwitz
By Arthur Gurwitz

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Nov 2, 2026

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1 min read

LINER NOTES

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Seven notes, and the second artist to move the world

Seven notes, and the second artist to move the world

I did not expect to see it happen again after the Beatles. Then Taylor Swift happened.

Arthur Gurwitz
By Arthur Gurwitz

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Nov 2, 2026

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1 min read

PASSAGES

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Forty-seven countries, and New Zealand is still the one

Forty-seven countries, and New Zealand is still the one

The "Lord of the Rings" scenery is real, and being there beats any screen.

Arthur Gurwitz
By Arthur Gurwitz

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Nov 2, 2026

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1 min read

PERSPECTIVE

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An hour of Italian a day, before Florence

An hour of Italian a day, before Florence

A month in an apartment is the excuse. The discipline is the point.

Arthur Gurwitz
By Arthur Gurwitz

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Nov 2, 2026

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1 min read

Arthur Gurwitz

Essays by Arthur Gurwitz, plus a cultural conversation across books, music, travel and lifelong learning.

© 2026 Arthur Gurwitz. Published by Armstrong Media House.
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