“People are more likely to fall intensely in love when they are anxious and their self-esteem is lowest.... Feeling inadequate, unhappy, and empty are virtual prerequisites for falling and staying desperately in love; at least temporarily, the ecstasy of desire seems to cure everything that ails you. There is a connection between aversive states of mind -- loneliness, shame, even grief and horror -- and a propensity to feel overwhelming passion; this is one reason why romances blossom in times of war or natural disasters, as well as during the private disasters of our everyday lives.”
Source: The Golden Condom: And Other Essays on Love Lost and Found
“With knowledge being universally accessible, there will be no excuses for non-performance.”
“Usually, we develop our leadership style by unconsciously copying others, either parents or charismatic public figures (like Steve Jobs or Elon Musk) or (more likely) current or former bosses. It can also be a blend of the aforementioned. The reason is that most of us never formally learnt leadership or management — we simply watched and learned on the job. The problem is that many of us had and still have terrible role models.”
Source: Let's Get Real: 42 Tips for the Stuck Manager
“Each of us is unique but we are really not that different as we think (though our ego tells us we are so special). Which means that there are a ton of common career issues and that should be a huge relief. Because then you don’t need to break your head to find solutions since someone has already been through different versions of Heaven and Hell and picked up a few valuable tips along the way.”
Source: Let's Get Real: 42 Tips for the Stuck Manager
“...[E]xpertise was like underwear, something concealed out of modesty that you were almost unaware of.”
Source: Kingdom Cons
“Undecided' sounds terrible; I hate uncertainty. This doesn't feel like drifitng aimlessly to me though, because I have a solid plan. It just happens to be a plan to try everything, like a big ol' college buffet. One helping of Anthropology of Food, one side of Introduction to Oceanography, one spoonful of History of Opera... I think it's more like 'overdecided'.”
Source: The Arrival of Someday
“A teacher casts his work into the wind, knowing not where it will be blown, in hopes that a seed will land somewhere it can take root and outlive the one who cast it.”
Source: The Talk: A Young Person's Guide to Life's Big Questions
“Many of us have spent our whole lives learning, questioning, and searching. But even on the path of enlightenment, if all we do is study, we're wasting our time and that of our teacher.”
Source: Zen Battles: Modern Commentary on the Teachings of Master Linji
“As we learn, whether by reading, listening, or discussing, we need to be open so we can see ways to put what we learn into practice. If learning is not followed by reflecting and practicing, it is not true learning.”
Source: The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation
“The Metal Horn Unicorns say, “No Metal – No Magic. . .and No Technology”. They are exactly right! Metals and other elements of the periodic table are in every facet of our everyday lives.”
Source: Magical Elements of the Periodic Table Presented Alphabetically by the Metal Horn Unicorns