“More and more we try to effect an adaptation to life by means of external gadgets, and attempt to solve our problems by conscious thinking rather than unconscious 'know-how'. This is much less to our advantage than we like to suppose.” ThinkingKnowsLifeTryingMeanProblemKnow HowEffectsConsciousAdvantageSolveUnconsciousAdaptationGadgets Book:The Wisdom of Insecurity Source: The Wisdom of Insecurity
“One way of opening ourselves up to new opportunities is to make conscious efforts to look differently at our ordinary situations. Doing so allows a person to see the world as one rife with possibility and to take advantage of some of those possibilities if they seem worth pursuing.” IfsWorldWayLooksPersonsSeemsMotivationalOpportunityEffortAttitudeSituationPossibilityOrdinaryConsciousAdvantageLuckOpeningOne WayNew Opportunity Author:Ken Robinson
“They seemed like a team. And I think it is fair to say that Roosevelt was the consummate politician and that Eleanor was the socially conscious activist. It gave them a nice combination of yang and yin, which they took advantage of. And I think it worked very well for them politically.” ThinkingWellsNiceTeamPoliticianConsciousAdvantageFairsCombinationActivistEleanorYang Author:William A. Rusher
“You either choose this method of passing the evening because you are in each other's confidence, and have secret affairs to discuss, or because you are conscious that your figures appear to the greatest advantage in walking;— if the first, I should be completely in your way, and if the second, I can admire you much better as I sit by the fire.” IfsWayShouldFirstsI CanSecretFireFiguresWalkingConsciousAdvantageMethodAffairPassingAdmirePassingsEveningAdmire You Book:Pride and Prejudice (Illustrated) Source: Pride and Prejudice (Illustrated)