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Dr. Kington, the 16th head of school, shares his essential everyday carry (EDC) items, reflecting both practical needs and personal sentiments. He values keeping family photos, utilizing both old Christmas cards and individual pictures. His assortment of writing tools includes small and large notebooks, an engraved index card holder, special foldable index cards, a highlighter, fountain pen ink, and page tags, showing his preference for traditional note-taking methods. Among his essentials are different types of watches, particularly Z-shock watches, for their convenience during light sleeping and exercising.
Dr. Kington also includes a slim umbrella, a flat baseball cap, a blow-up pillow, a compact survival blanket, and a nightlight with a charging plug for travel, emphasizing preparedness and comfort. Culturally significant items like Greek worry beads, influenced by his Greek-American spouse and visits to Crete, are part of his EDC, as well as Bose noise-reduction earphones despite requiring an adapter.
Dr. Kington personalizes his routine with a black band to remember societal losses due to COVID-19, highlighting a lack of communal acknowledgment for such losses. He concludes by inviting viewers to consider their own essential items, revealing his core necessities are a phone and pen with paper.
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In this part of the video, Dr. Kington, the 16th head of school, discusses his 10 essential groups of items he always keeps with him. First, he highlights carrying family photos, primarily using old Christmas cards, which he finds convenient. Additionally, he talks about carrying individual family photos for sentimental reasons. Next, Dr. Kington introduces his assortment of writing tools, including a small notebook, an engraved index card holder, special foldable index cards for weekly planning, numbered to-do lists, page tags, a highlighter, fountain pen ink, and a larger notebook for more extensive writing tasks. Lastly, he mentions his preference for wearing a mechanical watch, which automatically winds itself and displays the day of the week.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses their use of different watches, highlighting their preference for Z-shock watches, which provide light at the press of a button and are useful for their light sleeping habits and exercising. They also recall a time when electronic devices weren’t allowed during airplane takeoffs and landings, prompting them to carry thin books, like James Joyce’s “The Dubliners,” and now rotate with a book of poems by Ashley Jones. The speaker then praises Bose noise-reduction earphones despite their traditional plug needing an adapter. They mention their Greek-American spouse and their routine visits to Crete, explaining the cultural use of worry beads, which they carry. Lastly, they show a slim umbrella and a flat baseball cap they keep in their briefcase for inclement weather.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses several travel essentials they carry to make their travels more comfortable and manageable. They mention carrying a flat umbrella to avoid getting wet and a small nightlight with a charging plug due to the lack of nightlights in many hotels. They also describe packing a blow-up pillow and a compact survival blanket for unexpected overnight stays at airports. Additionally, the speaker reveals wearing a black band as a personal reminder of the societal losses due to COVID-19, highlighting the lack of communal traditions to acknowledge such monumental losses. Lastly, they ask viewers what essential item they keep on them at all times, sharing that their essential items include a phone and pen and paper.
00:09:00
In this part of the video, a question is posed about what is at the top of the list when something needs to be kept nearby.