Human Interactions/Relationships & Connections
MargaretC and
Human Interactions/Relationships & Connections
The light touch of a hairdresser’s hands on one’s scalp, the euphoric energy of a nightclub, huddling with strangers under a shelter in the rain, a spontaneous snowball fight in the street, a daily interaction with a homeless man—such mundane connections, when we closely inhabit the same space, and touch or are touched by others, were nearly lost t... See more
Encounterism
Help me remember this book. I always struggle to recall it and remember it.
Relate it to Priya Parker Gatherings
Over the course of 14 hours, we rolled up our sleeves and got our hands dirty generating creative ideas to address disconnection, loneliness, polarization, and other deep-rooted societal challenges.
Disconnection is the disease. Creativity is the cure. The creativity revolution has begun.
Making work easier. This is the problem. So obsessed with getting to the answer, completing the project, producing a result which are all valid things, but not where the richness of the human experience lies.
Jerry Seinfeld's Speech At Duke's 2024 Commencement (Transcript)
How to deal with people who have different views to me
MargaretC • 1 card
Being too busy to give any real time to a relationship is like not watering a potato crop, I say to him, using his own language. If I explain how I feel in my own, the wires in his brain twist and knot and he just has to dash out for air.
Judy Fairbairns • Island Wife: living on the edge of the wild
My fondest memories, however, are of the good people—total strangers—who did really nice things for us. Perhaps people who live closer to nature are inherently kinder and more generous.
J.R. Harris • Way Out There: Adventures of a Wilderness Trekker
When hyper-individualism kicked into gear in the 1960s, people experimented with new ways of living that embraced individualistic values. Today we are crawling out from the wreckage of that hyper-individualism—which left many families detached and unsupported—and people are experimenting with more connected ways of living, with new shapes and varie... See more
David Brooks • The Nuclear Family Was a Mistake
Commitment
Musings on committing and continually showing up to a place, a profession, or a person in an age of endless opportunities + persevering - even and especially when it's hard.
sari and • 62 cards