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“If you show people you don't care, they'll return the favor. Show them you care, they'll reciprocate.”

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Lee Bolman is an author recognized for his contributions to the field of organizational theory and management. His work has been influential in shaping modern approaches to organizational behavior and leadership. more

“But who, in the Western world, has not been deranged by a toxic cocktail of dissatisfaction, restlessness, desire and resentment? Who has not yearned to be younger, richer, more talented, more respected, more celebrated, and, above all, more sexually attractive? Who has not felt entitled to more and aggrieved when more was not forthcoming? It is possible that a starving African farmer has less sense of injustice than a middle-aged Western male who has never been fellated.”

Source: The Age of Absurdity: Why Modern Life makes it Hard to be Happy

“So the absurdity of happiness is that it is embarrassing to discuss or even mention, impossible to define or measure, may not be achievable at all - or, at best, only intermittently and unconsciously - and may even turn into its opposite if directly pursued, but that it frequently turns up unexpectedly in the course of pursuing something else. There is no tease more infuriating...It is tempting to forget the whole thing and simply fall back on the couch with a remote control in one hand and a beer in the other.”

Ifs May Whole Hands Turns Fall Courses Forget Impossible Opposites Beer Absurdity Embarrassing Pursued Couches Tease Fall Back Tempting Infuriating Remote Control

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