Shut Up

The first thing we do when we meet with clients is listen. We try to figure out what their problems are. Then we come back with questions, not solutions. We write these out and put them on the wall. And then we circle the ones that we think are interesting. More often than not, the questions hold the answer.
Wieden + Kennedy

The Difference Between Happiness and Pleasure

Ten Ideas That Have Shaped My Life

Taken from Ten Ideas That Have Shaped My Life 1. Reality is Malleable Steve Jobs, here in a 1994 interview with the Santa Clara Historical Society, presents one of the ideas that changed his life: Most of us will have far less impact than Jobs did. Yet in the smaller spheres of our […]

The Science of Spiritual Narcissism

Self-enhancement through spiritual practices can fool some of us into thinking we’re evolving and growing when all we’re growing is our ego. Walking the spiritual path properly is a very subtle process: it is not something to jump into naively. There are numerous sidetracks which lead to a distorted, ego-centered version of spirituality; we can […]

Place in the world

Rather than finding your place in the world. First find yourself, and there will be your place.
Doshin Roshi

Critical Thinking Pt. II

Clarity Could you elaborate further? Could you give me an example? Could you illustrate what you mean? Accuracy How could we check on that? How could we find out if that is true? How could we verify or test that? Precision Could you be more specific? Could you give me more details? Could you be […]

Critical Thinking Pt. I

Who… …benefits from this? …is this harmful to? …profits from my emotion? …makes decisions about this? …is most directly affected? …have you also heard discuss this? …would be the best person to consult? …will be the key people in this? …deserves recognition for this? What… …are the strengths / weaknesses? …is another perspective? …is […]

Everyone’s Judging

Make a difference

Yarak

How to run a business. Yarak.

A falconry term meaning when your falcon is superalert, hungry, but not weak, and ready to hunt.

Baizuo

Influencers

Two Huge Lies

Our culture has accepted two huge lies. The first is that if you disagree with someone’s lifestyle, you must fear or hate them. The second is that to love someone means you agree with everything they believe, say, or do. Both are nonsense. You don’t have to compromise convictions to be compassionate.

Rick Warren

Pull the damn door open…

Water Your Seeds

You wouldn’t plant a seed and then dig it up every few minutes to see if it has grown.

So why do you keep questioning yourself, your hard work and your decisions?

Have patience, stop overthinking and keep watering your seeds.

@stevebartlettsc

Career Advice

Don’t ever attach yourself to a person, a place, a company, an organisation or a project. Attach yourself to a mission, a calling, a purpose ONLY. That’s how you keep your power & your peace. It’s worked pretty well for me thus far.

@missewill

Don’t say “be careful”…

Help your child foster awareness by saying: Notice how… these rocks are slippery, that branch is strong. Do you see… the poison ivy, your friends nearby? Try moving… your feet carefully, quickly, strongly. Try using your… hands, feet, arms, legs. Can you hear… the rushing water, the singing birds, the wind? Do you feel… stable […]

The News

It used to be that the news would tell you what happened and you had to make an opinion on the subject. Now the news tells you their opinion and you have to decide if it happened.

Yogi’s Perspective

History

Pseudo-moralistic Stances

I think generally people have things that are more within their personal purview that are more difficult to deal with and they are avoiding… and that generally, the way they avoid them is by adopting pseudo-moralistic stances on large scale social issues so they look good to friends and neighbours.
Dr Jordan B Peterson

You know who you are.

The True Toxicity of Social Media

True Power

You will continue to suffer if you have an emotional reaction to everything that is said to you. True power is sitting back and observing things with magic. True power is restraint. If words control you that means everyone else can control you. Breathe and allow things to pass.

Spoiling your children

If you raise your children you can spoil your grandkids, but if you spoil your children you’ll have to raise your grandkids.

Patient Kermit

Inclusive Society

Notes to Self

Question orthodoxy Question ideology Be interested in first principles thinking

Everyone wants to be right

A Stoic response to anger

Keep this thought handy when you feel a fit of rage coming on—it isn’t manly to be enraged. Rather, gentleness and civility are more human, and therefore manlier. A real man doesn’t give way to anger and discontent, and such a person has strength, courage, and endurance—unlike the angry and complaining. The nearer a man comes to a calm mind, the closer he is to strength.

Marcus Aurelius