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Monthly Archives: September 2009
Fences & Cages : Perspective In Contracts
This past weekend I visited the Zoo. Looking at all of these animals separated from the crowds, in some cases to product the crowds from the animal (black bear/lions/vipers) and in other cases to protect the animal from the crowds. … Continue reading
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Jaded Memories During Conflict
Per an earlier entry on remembering things we never noticed, another place where we struggle remembering reality is during conflict. Because we as humans tend to feel and remember losses far more than we remember gains, we are far more apt … Continue reading
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The Cost of a Story
Since stories are inherently valuable for so many purposes, I’ve come to start looking at bad experiences as simply stories that come with a cost. Some stories are extremely expensive – having a complication in surgery, being stuck in the … Continue reading
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The Power of Stories
Jose lived with his wife and children in Madrid. One morning, after a family breakfast, Jose grabbed his umbrella and left for the office. In Madrid, it rains every day and Jose had to fight his way through the wet … Continue reading
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It won’t always be like this
As I mentioned earlier, my dad recently had knee surgery and had a serious complication that resulted in an additional 2 hour surgery requiring him to have to fast (fluids and food) for 3 days while he was still forced … Continue reading
Posted in Attention, Leadership
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Book Worth Reading: Rapt
Recently finished the book, “Rapt – Attention and the Focused Life” by Winifred Gallagher. I’ve recently been reading books on attention as I believe this will be an increasingly important theme in business and in life as the pace of … Continue reading
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ATM Trustworthiness – A Caution
In spite of verging on being paranoid when using ATM machines, we apparently fell victim to a recent scam either involving a fake ATM machine or possibly some form of ATM Skimming. So, my recommendation is to use ATM’s only … Continue reading
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Projecting Backward From Today
I moved to India for three months back in 2004-2005. It was a great trip and I would love to return, but it is quite a bit different from the US. What I found most fascinating however, is how quickly … Continue reading
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Remembering The Non-Event : How we corrupt our own conclusions
This morning, we went to go catch a cab and I remarked that when I walk to the street that has cabs, an empty one always drives by about 1 minute before I get to the corner. Always drives by? … Continue reading
Nickel & Dime – How To Destroy Trust
I’ve recently been flying a bit and have been considering the business of nickel and diming that seems so popular with airlines these days. If the long lines for the Southwest are any indication, people are not enjoying being taken … Continue reading
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