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Will Bench
I remember a McKinsey women’s event where fifteen or twenty young consultants from the San Francisco office sat around a glossy oval table listening to a junior partner speak about her successful ascent. The topic turned to work-life balance, as it always did at such events, and she advised us as follows: If there is a household task where it matte... See more
A biographer of the novelist E. M. Forster wrote, “To speak to him was to be seduced by an inverse charisma, a sense of being listened to with such intensity that you had to be your most honest, sharpest, and best self.” Imagine how good it would be to be that guy.
David Brooks • How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
That is the opposite of the discourse that dominates today, the one that is so very hard on people and far too soft on structures.
Naomi Klein • Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World
The Common Denominator of Success
The key to success lies in forming the habit of doing what failures don't like to do, backed by a strong purpose and practical, emotional goals.
amnesta.netThe way to end up with a good plan is not to start with a good plan, it's to start with some plan, and then slam that plan against reality until reality hands you a better plan.
Nate Soares • Dive in
10 Tips For Idiot-Proofing Your Adventures—From An Idiot - Semi-Rad.com
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