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The best kind of multilayer leadership possible, because directions are clear and decisions are made rapidly with precision.
Then I considered all that my hands had done’: Ecclesiastes 2:11, the Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway , 2005), 471.
"If you believe that the way a stranger looks and acts is a reliable clue to the way they feel... then you’re going to make mistakes." Gladwell challenges the belief that people's external expressions reliably reflect their internal emotions. He uses examples like Amanda Knox and Bernie Madoff to illustrate how mismatched behavior can lead to misjudgment. This fallacy is particularly dangerous in law enforcement, where officers often rely on demeanor to assess guilt, leading to wrongful convictions and systemic biases.
The United States needs to strangle Huawei," Republican senator Ben Sasse declared in 2020. "Modern wars are fought with semiconductors and we were letting Huawei use our American designs.
That's true, but it could also improve my self-esteem. And at times like these, self-esteem is even more vital than food.
The loneliness of feeling unseen by others is as fundamental a pain as physical injury, but it doesn’t show on the outside.
If you get the story of the world wrong...you will get your life responses wrong, including the way you go about your work.
Because if you’re working all the time devoting all your energy in your business, you won’t have any time or energy left to ask, let alone answer, all of the absolutely critical questions you need to ask.
One core theme in 'Ikigai' is balancing extensive theoretical knowledge with practical application. The author emphasizes learning from multiple disciplines and applying that knowledge to solve real-world problems. For instance, the protagonist studies social sciences, economics, and governance and approaches strategy with a rational mindset. This disciplined learning and application method is captured in the quote, 'I study social sciences, economics, governance. I am a strategist. I am trying to turn off emotions and sentiment and be rational when I study strategy.'
A good structure enables flow, the state in which you get so completely immersed in your work that you lose track of time and can just keep on going as the work becomes effortless.
We believe in decency so much—we feel the Rule or Law pressing on us so—that we cannot bear to face the fact that we are breaking it, and consequently we try to shift the responsibility.
Lean management impacts organizational culture and reduces burnout.
The drive to possess is an engine for hurry.
Firefighters will do anything to make emotional pain go away . Aside from sharing the task of keeping the exiles locked up, they are the opposite of managers: Managers are all about staying in control, while firefighters will destroy the house in order to extinguish the fire.
Verbs are the most important of all your tools. They push the sentence forward and give it momentum. Active verbs push hard; passive verbs tug fitfully.
Simply put, your job is to prepare yourself and your business for growth.
Emotionally immature people have a poor sense of personal history and resist being accountable for their past actions or future consequences. Lacking a firm sense of self, they think family closeness means enmeshment, with people existing to mirror each other.
Artists sometimes ride through life like Odysseus lashed to the mast, with all senses deeply experiencing the song of life, but also voluntarily bound to the ship of their art.
Develop initiatives that provide resources and training for caregivers to create stable environments for children.
If God can accept the blood as a payment for our sins and as the price of our redemption, then we can rest assured that the debt has been paid.
