The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new – Dan Millman
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Andrew Piper, Associate Professor in the Department of Languages, Literature, and Cultures at McGill University, is an expert on the changes brought about by the e-books and has published a… paper book on the subject (you can see where this is going already).
In this article, published by the Slate magazine, he resumes his book, Book Was There: Reading in Electronic Times, in which he examines the history and future of (e-)reading, the differences between reading on a tablet or an electronic device and reading a paper book, and how reading a paper books connects our bodies as well our minds to the topic.
There are no hopeless situations; there are only men who have grown hopeless about them.
Clare Boothe Luce
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Tact is the art of telling the truth without hurting one’s sensitivity. It can be very important in negotiations and in conflict resolution. Tact encompasses many things, such as emotional intelligence, discretion, compassion, honesty and courtesy.
Mind Tool has published an article with several examples concerning the capacity of being tactful and lists 5 strategies to develop tact.
1. Create the right environment and think before you speak
2. Determine the appropriate time
3. Choose words carefully
4. Watch your body language
5. Never react emotionally
Read the full article
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Harvard professor Linda Hill, co-author of “Collective Genius,” Linda Hill, spent a decade studying leaders of innovative firms in the US, Europe, India, and Asia.
The idea was to come up with a set of tools and tactics to keep great ideas flowing — from everyone in the company, not just the designated “creatives.”
In this TED, Linda Hill talks about what’s the secret to unlocking the creativity hidden inside your daily work, and giving every great idea a chance.
Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.
John F. Kennedy, speech prepared for delivery in Dallas the day of his assassination, November 22, 1963.
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The trouble with the future is that it usually arrives before we’re ready for it. ― Arnold H. Glasow
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Improving your own bedtime routines can be an easy way to feel better day by day and to become a more successful and positive person. According to Jacquelyn Smith, Careers Editor for Business Insider, there are nine things successful people do before going to sleep:
- They read;
- They make a to-do list;
- They spend time with family;
- They reflect on the day;
- They meditate;
- They plan out sleep;
- They unplug and disconnect from work;
- They lie down on a positive note;
- They picture tomorrow’s success.
Read the full article here.
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What if someone told you to floss only one tooth everyday? Or start the new year, not with grand resolutions, but with a simple challenge? In this TEDx BJ Fogg shows us that the best way to achieve lasting change is to think very very small rather than planning monumental changes.
JB Fogg directs research and design at the Stanford University’s Persuasive Technology Lab, where they focus on methods to change habits. His life is devoted half to university and half to industry innovation. Up to him, his expertise is creating systems to change human behavior and he call this “Behavior design”.
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Courage is grace under pressure-Ernest Hemingway
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