Jennifer Baez
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Jennifer Baez
Systems thinking starts with the recognition that all systems are part of larger systems and every system is defined by its function in the larger system
August Bradley • Systems Thinking Intro – Notion Productivity Series
One of the most disturbing facts about American marriage today is that while divorce increased at similar rates for the wealthy and the poor in the 1960s and ’70s, those rates diverged sharply starting around 1980. According to the sociologist Steven P. Martin, among Americans who married between 1975 and 1979, the 10-year divorce rate was 28
... See moreEli J. Finkel • Opinion | The All-or-Nothing Marriage (Published 2014)
The turbulent transition zone, Horizon Two, brings a focus of entrepreneurial energy, innovation and initiative to discover and create viable patterns that can bring necessary transformation into reality.
HUni • Seeing and Thinking in Three Horizons | H3Uni
In the era of the institutional marriage, from the nation’s founding until around 1850, the prevalence of individual farming households meant that the main requirements Americans had for their marriage revolved around things like food production, shelter and protection from violence.
In the era of the companionate marriage, from roughly 1850 until
... See moreEli J. Finkel • Opinion | The All-or-Nothing Marriage (Published 2014)
More than 2,000 books are dedicated to how Warren Buffett built his fortune. Many of them are wonderful. But few pay enough attention to the simplest fact: Buffett’s fortune isn’t due to just being a good investor, but being a good investor since he was literally a child.
As I write this Warren Buffett’s net worth is $84.5 billion. Of that, $84.2
... See moreMorgan Housel • The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness
Once we see the relationship between structure and behavior, we can begin to understand how systems work, what makes them produce poor results, and how to shift them into better behavior patterns
Donella Meadows • Thinking in Systems: International Bestseller
In the face of uncertainty, our first instinct is often to reject novelty, looking for reasons why unfamiliar concepts might fail. When managers vet novel ideas, they're in an evaluative mindset. To protect themselves against the risks of a bad bet, they compare the new notion on the table to templates of ideas that have succeeded in the past.
... See moreAdam Grant • Originals – Adam Grant
Perhaps the most striking thing I learned is that the answer to whether today’s marriages are better or worse is “both”: The average marriage today is weaker than the average marriage of yore, in terms of both satisfaction and divorce rate, but the best marriages today are much stronger, in terms of both satisfaction and personal well-being, than
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