From “Life Worth Living: A Guide to What Matters Most” by Miroslav Volf, Matthew Croasmun, and Ryan McAnnally-Linz Is life more like poker or more like war? How much maneuvering room do the “rules” of life give us? It’s hard to say. There are serious arguments on both sides. But regardless of where on the […]
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From “The Speed of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything” by Stephen M. R. Covey Myth: Trust is soft. Reality: Trust is hard, real, and quantifiable. It measurably affects both speed and cost. Myth: Trust is slow. Reality: Nothing is as fast as the speed of trust. Myth: Trust is built solely on integrity.
From “Listening to Your Life: Daily Meditations with Frederick Buechner” by Frederick Buechner After Buechner’s father’s death, the family moved to Bermuda, rather to Grandma Buechner’s disapproval: YOU SHOULD STAY AND face reality” she wrote, and in terms of what was humanly best, this was perhaps the soundest advice she could have given us: that
From “Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation” by Steven Johnson The most striking discovery in Dunbar’s study turned out to be the physical location where most of the important breakthroughs occurred. With a science like molecular biology, we inevitably have an image in our heads of the scientist alone in the
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