Engineering Generosity
Collection to inspire the book
Engineering Generosity
Collection to inspire the book
They valued the wrong things.
None of us are saints, but we can all try to be better. Each time you do something generous, you're shaping yourself into someone who's more likely to be generous next time, and that matters.
Generosity is self-perpetuating
Generous people view their possessions as temporary; they are joining in a bigger story. Generous people are always looking toward the needs of others by using what they have been given. Things don’t matter; people do. They open their house to others. They open their pool for parties. They let people borrow their cars. They freely give, with no
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System timelines - short-term scarcity vs long-term abundance
Work isn’t valuable. People are. People can set a value on the work that is done, therefore, they are the most valuable piece of the equation. Work for the sake of work has no value.
In a you-or-me world, reciprocity and collaboration don’t fit.
Competition ruins collaboration