Both Brené Brown and Louise Penny highlight the idea of near enemies. These are emotions which masquerade as positive emotions but are not. So they fool us, and they fool those around us. Pity is the near enemy of compassion. Attachment is the near enemy of love. Indifference is the near enemy of equanimity. To...
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Monotasking: The Pleasure of Taking Pains
Employees come to work with the faster and shorter is better default setting primed. They've passed numerous fast food establishments, exceeded the speed limit and probably gotten upset because they didn't make a green light and had to stop. Leaders and organizations need be aware of these human and cultural preferences and mindsets and must be proactive in making it abundantly...
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The Listener and the Talker
Steven Covey: “Most people do not listen with the intent to understand, ...
L’appel du Vide
"People are capable of flight. Landing is the issue. "
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Mark Yozart
Acrophobia applies to people with "extreme, irrational and persistent fears of heights and situations associated with them," according to the APA. I've often been confused by this. Flying doesn't scare me, and I've tried skydiving more than once (solo—this was before tandem jumping, though...