Appreciating people implies valuing, honoring, and admiring them. Beyond understanding is appreciation. When we appreciate people, we value and honor them, in addition to understanding them. This ... Read More about Appreciating People
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Being Intellectually Excellent
Each of us is challenged to make the most of our natural intellectual potential. The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still ... Read More about Being Intellectually Excellent
Honoring Uniqueness
No two people are exactly alike. . . . you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else. [attributed to Margaret Mead] What you have, what you are - your looks, your personality, your way of ... Read More about Honoring Uniqueness
Society – Companionship – Togetherness
Humans thrive best in the society and companionship of others. This represents a step beyond mere reciprocity, which is essentially impersonal. The solution to alone-ness is not more solitude, but ... Read More about Society – Companionship – Togetherness
Beliefs and Convictions
A conviction is a strong belief, reaching more fully beyond thinking into emotion. Of course, beliefs too are influenced by emotion. Mainly, though, both are in the domain of thinking. We have ... Read More about Beliefs and Convictions
Making Distinctions
By making distinctions, we identify things in contrast to other things. . . . the distinction between the past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion. [Albert Einstein] I ... Read More about Making Distinctions
Respecting People
To respect people is to acknowledge their humanity or admirable personal qualities. We don't need to share the same opinions as others, but we need to be respectful. [Taylor Swift] One of the ... Read More about Respecting People
Reasoning
Reason is a level beyond rationality. To understand the world is never a matter of simply recording our immediate perceptions. Understanding inescapably involves reasoning. [Amartya Sen, The Idea ... Read More about Reasoning
Being Intellectually Honest
Sometimes people say the goofiest things with apparent conviction. This is a sign that the person is not being intellectually honest. In all debates, let truth be thy aim, not victory, or an unjust ... Read More about Being Intellectually Honest