{"id":82461,"date":"2016-08-25T14:51:57","date_gmt":"2016-08-25T12:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=82461"},"modified":"2016-08-25T14:51:57","modified_gmt":"2016-08-25T12:51:57","slug":"yuko-shimizo-we-cant-win-everything-but-we-can-help-each-other","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=82461","title":{"rendered":"Yuko Shimizo: We Can\u2019t Win Everything, But We Can Help Each Other"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/172634221?app_id=122963\" width=\"922\" height=\"519\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Yuko Shimizo: We Can&#039;t Win Everything, But We Can Help Each Other\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As creatives, we&#8217;re often put to the test of makin tough decisions and sacrifices for our work. 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