Turns out that in an age of wrenching change and hyper-competition, the most valuable human capabilities are precisely those that are least manage-able. Continue reading
Month: June 2011
And don’t try to change everything all at once; instead, be sure to change something fundamental.
So don’t keep looking for patterns and tormenting yourself with what’s wrong with you: that could be just another pattern. And whatever you do, don’t identify yourself with your pain, your suffering and sore spots, otherwise you’ll never be free of them. Continue reading
Life Is Like Coffee
You choose to be insulted
“It is not he who reviles or strikes you who insults you, but your opinion that these things are insulting.”
– Epictetus Continue reading
Notice what is reflected
“When you are offended at any man’s fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.”
– Epictetus Continue reading
More than one flavor of procrastination……
There’s more than one flavor of procrastination. People procrastinate for different reasons. Continue reading
“Whatever the problem, community is the answer.”
My own work, and what I’ve observed and participated in, has convinced me that global change always begins from small local efforts that then connect with other small local efforts; after many years of hard work, of experimenting and learning together, these small efforts may suddenly emerge as a powerful global system of influence. Continue reading
Birth Order – Why We Are the Way We Are
I remember it like it was yesterday. It was my freshman year at Harvard, and I was going to the first lecture of “Justice” – one of the most popular classes on campus. The lectures took place in Sanders Theater packed by over a thousand students since it’s only offered once every three years. The first question the professor asked – please stand up if you’re the first born child in your family (inclusive of only children). I literally felt like everyone in the entire theater stood up – except me since I’m a youngest child. Why is it that such a high majority of Harvard students are first borns or only children? Continue reading
Ways to Spot Emotional Manipulation
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Emotional Manipulation is Also “Covert Aggression.” Here is a list adapted from an article by Fiona McColl – Continue reading |
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