Thought poking
Words and ideas that poke your brain and make ya go huh
Thought poking
6. One of the clearest signs of intelligence is being able to hear an opinion you disagree with and not act emotionally
The pursuit of more has displaced the question of what it is for. And when a civilization forgets to ask that question, it continues to advance in technique while it declines in wisdom.
Anthony Deden • The Illusion of Progress
more and what it is for are italicized
Same applies to our individual lives as companies as civilization
Numbers replaced judgment, and the gross domestic product became the supreme idol of economic life. Conceived in the 1930s to estimate wartime output and industrial capacity, GDP was never meant to represent human welfare or civilizational advancement. It counted production for the sake of mobilization, not prosperity.[vi] Yet over time, this... See more
Anthony Deden • The Illusion of Progress
Acquiring money isn’t progress in itself
Progress comes from building and improving material things—communication, health and wellbeing, nutrition, transportation safety and speed, etc.
Progress happened in the 1800s and 1900s, but stalled going into the 2000s
What does the situation need?
-Jamie Tartt
in regards to Sam’s trashed restaurant; from Ted Lasso S3E7
Don't fight back; fight forward.
-Ola Obisanya
from Ted Lasso S3E7
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youtube.comThe true value of education is awareness. Be the fish that is aware of water
This is Water - David Foster Wallace commencement speech
You will never be perfect, but you can always be better.
-Warren Buffett