I suspect I have spent just about exactly as much time actually writing as the average person my age has spent watching television, and that, as much as anything, may be the real secret here. - William Gibson
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Perhaps it is the hedonist in me, but I believe that gatherings designed to achieve useful results can only be fully effective when the participants are having fun. The issues on the table, and the implications of the outcome, may all be deadly serious, but creative interchange, to say nothing of innovative results, seems to … Continue Reading ››
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We currently act as if people are not inherently motivated, rather that they go to work each day and wait for someone else to light their fire. This belief is common among managers and employees alike... It is right and human for managers to care about the motivation and morale of their people, it is just … Continue Reading ››
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I would not give a fig for the simplicity this side of complexity, but I would give my life for for the simplicity on the other side of complexity. - Oliver Wendell Holmes
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I remember the Vietnamese spiritual teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh, right after 9/11, speaking in New York City. Somebody asked him what would he do if he was able to meet with Osama bin Laden. He said, "If he had his choice, he would sit down and listen to what Osama bin Laden had to say, … Continue Reading ››
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Few of us can understand any longer the enthusiasm of Caliph Ali ben Ali, who wrote: "A subtle conversation, that is the Garden of Eden." This is a pity, because it could be argued that the main function of conversation is not to get things accomplished, but to improve the quality of experience. - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi … Continue Reading ››
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If we hope to live not just from moment to moment, but in true consciousness of our existence, then our greatest need and most difficult achievement is to find meaning in our lives. - Bruno Bettelheim in The uses of enchantment
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Work is fast replacing religion in providing meaning in people's lives. Work has become how we define ourselves, it is now answering the traditional religious questions: Who am I? How do I find meaning and purpose? Work is no longer just about economics; it's about identity. - Benjamin Hunnicutt, historian and professor at the University of … Continue Reading ››
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To be on the wire is life. The rest is waiting. - Joe Gideon in All That Jazz
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Here is the true meaning and value of compassion and nonviolence - when it helps us to see the enemy's point of view, to hear his questions, to know his assessment of ourselves. For from his view we may indeed see the basic weakness of our condition, and if we are mature, we may learn … Continue Reading ››