Most people think they do not have time to consider issues carefully. They are sloppy thinkers. We value the cultivation of incisiveness, which is the art of considering details. Details matter. In ... Read More about Being Incisive
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Interlude
An interlude is a brief rest, a time of calming or reflection. Take a breath: a new year is just around the corner. ... Read More about Interlude
Living Purposefully
To live purposefully is to put meaning into action. Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them. [widely attributed to 14th Dalai Lama] ... Read More about Living Purposefully
Being Content
Being rich is being happy with what you have. He who is attached to things will suffer much. He who saves will suffer heavy loss. A contented man is never disappointed. [Lao-Tzu, Tao Te Ching, ... Read More about Being Content
Being Faithful to Commitments
Commitment fidelity is more than merely keeping promises. It is a core commitment, religious in nature. Many people have the wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained ... Read More about Being Faithful to Commitments
Being an Agent for Revolution
There are many kinds of non-violent revolution: in science, education, sports, the arts - in virtually every field of endeavor. When the subject matter is about scarce resources, a revolution can be ... Read More about Being an Agent for Revolution
Evanescence – Impermanence
Life seems to be everlasting, because it is all we ever experience. Like everything else, for each of us, it ends. We dole out our lives in dinner parties and plane flights, and it's over before we ... Read More about Evanescence – Impermanence
Being Fully Engaged
Being fully engaged goes far beyond stepping out into the world. The difference between the two is like the difference between dipping a toe into water, and jumping headlong into it. This is the ... Read More about Being Fully Engaged
Political Equality
People have always schemed to gain political advantage over others. In the long age of kings, political equality was not even discussed but since democracy began to emerge in the late eighteenth ... Read More about Political Equality