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we do not think and talk about what we see; we see what we are able to think and talk about.
from Humble Inquiry: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling by Edgar H Schein
- “In an information-rich world, the wealth of information means a dearth of something else: a scarcity of whatever it is that information consumes. What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention and a need to allocate that attention efficiently am... See more
from A quote by Herbert A. Simon
- Whenever we lie to kids to protect them, we're usually also lying to keep the peace.
One consequence of this sort of calming lie is that we grow up thinking horrible things are normal. It's hard for us to feel a sense of urgency as adults over something we've literally been trained not to worry about. When I was about 10 I saw a documentary on pollu... See morefrom Lies We Tell Kids
Architecture is physical, tangible and material. It is concrete, steel and glass. It is wood, brick and stone. It shelters and protects us by partitioning the vast expanses of physical space.
from For Jung, architecture was a tool to represent the psyche by David Borkenhagen
A person is a point of view. Every person you meet is a creative artist who takes the events of life and, over time, creates a very personal way of seeing the world.
from How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen by David Brooks
Check your own emotions.
Especially if the person is angry and attacking you. It’s time for you to be the non-angry one. Take a good look at this person’s face. It’s a face of someone who is hurt. Maybe saying things unrelated to the hurt.
Replace all of the shocking, mean, hateful, incorrect, ignorant, offensive, cruel things coming out of this pe
... See morefrom How to Be a Good Listener by Molly Brodak
- There’s something weird I increasingly encounter on the contemplative path. Which is: if you don’t accidentally fry your brain with meditation, at a certain point, the mind starts to guide you somewhere . The contemplative path reveals itself. And it seems like everyone’s path eventually goes to a similar place, although the trips are different. My... See more
from Review: Meditation from Cold Start to Complete Mastery by Sasha Chapin
- Emotionally we have many problems, but these problems are not actual problems; they are something created; they are problems pointed out by our self-centered ideas or views.
from Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice by Shunryu Suzuki
- “A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It’s where the rich use public transportation.” — Enrique Peñalosa
from Preferable future habitats