“An imbalanced association is when one or both parties become abusive and takes unfair advantage, tries to block another's enlightenment or success.” TryingPartyBuddhismEnlightenmentAdvantageSexualityBlockAssociationUnfairAbusiveUnfair Advantage Author:Frederick Lenz
“When you're socially awkward, you're isolated more than usual, and when you're isolated more than usual, your creativity is less compromised by what has already been said and done. All your hope in life starts to depend on your craft, so you try to perfect it. One reason I stay isolated more than the average person is to keep my creativity as fierce as possible. Being the odd one out may have its temporary disadvantages, but more importantly, it has its permanent advantages.” WritingTryingMayPersonsSaidReasonDonePerfectCreativityDependsAdvantageAverageCraftsPermanentOddTemporaryUsualIsolatedFierceAwkwardIntrovertDisadvantagesAverage PersonSaid And DoneIntroversionSocially AwkwardAdvantages And DisadvantagesHopes In LifeOdd One Book:Killosophy Source: Killosophy
“Reduce risk, lower your required capital, and focus on what you’re really good at—and hire others for what you are not.) This is something you should think about in any business: don’t try to do everything. You aren’t the best at everything. Find out where you have an advantage and stick to that.” ThinkingShouldTryingFocusRiskAdvantageSticks Book:Unlabel: Selling You Without Selling Out Source: Unlabel: Selling You Without Selling Out
“During civil disturbance adopt such an attitude that people do not attach any importance to you - they neither burden you with complicated affairs, nor try to derive any advantage out of you.” PeopleTryingAttitudeAdvantageDignityImportanceAffairBurdenComplicatedDisturbance Author:Ali ibn Abi Talib
“It's not enough to shelve your own competitive streak. You have to try, consciously, to help others succeed. Some people feel this is like shooting themselves in the foot - why aid someone else in creating a competitive advantage? I don't look at it that way. Helping someone else look good doesn't make me look worse. In fact, it often improves my own performance, particularly in stressful situations.” PeopleWayFeelsTryingLooksEnoughFactsHelpingMy OwnSituationFeetSucceedCreatingAdvantagePerformancesCompetitionAidsHelping OthersShootingStressfulStreaksCompetitive AdvantageHelping SomeoneStressful Situations Author:Chris Hadfield
“Part of the advantage, and part of the result of trying to be a producer and director, are the practical things, you find. It's so advantageous to go to a place that you already have a feel for, a literal and spiritual familiarity.” FeelsTryingSpiritualResultsDirectorsAdvantagePracticalsProducersFamiliarityLiteralPractical Things Author:Campbell Scott
“We do not accost a physician as we do any mere nobody; nor a magistrate as we do a private individual. We try to get some advantage from the skill of the one and the position of the other. Walk in the sun, and your shadow will follow you, whether you will or not.” TryingIndividualWalksSunPositionSkillsShadowAdvantageMerePhysiciansMagistrates Author:Saint Basil
“I've learned from the past that it's important to recharge and get time in-between jobs, and if I can't get time in-between jobs then when I know I've got some time coming up at the end of a job, really try and take advantage of that. And do very mundane things at home and putter in the garden and spend time with family and make music and, you know, play with the dogs. Just get back to being me.” IfsKnowsTryingI CanImportantEndsPlayHomeJobsPastDogAdvantageGardenI've LearnedGet BackEnd TimesSpend TimeMundaneBeing Me Author:Guy Pearce
“Hurricane Charley is the worst natural disaster to befall our state in a dozen years, and it is unthinkable that anyone would try to take advantage of neighbors at a time like this,.” TryingYearsStatesNaturalWorstAdvantageNeighborDisasterDozenHurricanesUnthinkableNatural Disaster Author:Charlie Crist