{"id":9161,"date":"2025-11-12T13:30:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T19:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/about\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=9161"},"modified":"2025-11-12T13:30:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T19:30:59","slug":"the-state-of-being-stuck-talk-with-ben-orlin","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/about\/event\/the-state-of-being-stuck-talk-with-ben-orlin\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The State of Being Stuck&#8221; Talk with Ben Orlin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tribe-events-schedule tribe-clearfix\" >\n\t<p class=\"tribe-events-schedule__datetime\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__date tribe-events-schedule__date--start\">\n\t\t\tNovember 19, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--date\">\n\t\t\t\t@\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--start\">\n\t\t\t\t6:30 pm\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8211;\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t8:00 pm\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Join Ben Orlin, author of &#8220;Math with Bad Drawings,&#8221; for a presentation titled, \u201cThe State of Being Stuck.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With his signature humor, storytelling, and hand-drawn cartoons, Orlin will explore the idea of \u201clearning to glory in the state of being stuck,\u201d exploring how struggle can lead to discovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This event is free and open to the public. 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