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Most of us spend most of our working lives trying to find specific answers to other peoples’ questions. No two ways about it: that skill is becoming commoditized.
There has never been a better time, however, to be someone with a burning question to answer.
Pinning down your question isn’t easy – I’m still wrestling with mine – but it’s worth every
... See morePacky McCormick • Long Questions/Short Answers
The term servant leadership was coined by Robert K. Greenleaf, and refers to a leader who “shares power, puts the needs of others first, and helps people develop and perform as highly as possible.” This is in contrast to the traditional leadership model which focuses on the power of one at the “top of the pyramid.”
Harvard Business Review • The Best Public Speakers Put the Audience First
But right now I want to tell you what beauty is NOT.
It doesn’t require validation by an institution.
It can’t be manipulated by a corporation.
It doesn’t need or want theory or interpretation.
It’s not mediated through a critic.
Now you can begin to understand why beauty is dangerous. It’s the closest thing to anarchy and liberation in our public... See more
It doesn’t require validation by an institution.
It can’t be manipulated by a corporation.
It doesn’t need or want theory or interpretation.
It’s not mediated through a critic.
Now you can begin to understand why beauty is dangerous. It’s the closest thing to anarchy and liberation in our public... See more
“Expect anything worthwhile to take a long time.” This is borrowed from the wise and wonderful Debbie Millman, for it’s hard to better capture something so fundamental yet so impatiently overlooked in our culture of immediacy. The myth of the overnight success is just that — a myth — as well as a reminder that our present definition of success... See more
Maria Popova • 13 Life-Learnings from 13 Years of Brain Pickings
We are a binary-loving species. We like to divide the world into two neat boxes and fear the wobbly penumbra in between.
Everyday Philosophy: Can you ever be "too emotional" in decision-making?
People who don't pause exist more in their head than their body. The mind is top-down, rigid, quick, enforcing an established view. The mind is waiting for the other person to be done so they can say what’s rattling around inside. The body is slower, needs more time, and then words bubble up organically, one after another, without planning. People... See more
shani • 21 observations from people watching
Every adult senses that their attention is slipping, that their thinking is flattening, that their world is flooded with noise, no neutrality, and that no institution really exists to protect them. Your brain is for sale, my guy - as your attention goes, so does your cognition, so does your sense of depth and certainty.
Confidence, optimism, and... See more
Confidence, optimism, and... See more
Everyone is Gambling and No One is Happy
Fight for the things that you care about. But do it in a way that others will join you.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg