The Bluecat Screenplay Competition blog recently alerted me to this excellent TED Talk given by Phil Lord, the co-writer and co-director of 21 Jump Street and (@melmadethis – @ShowerThinker: The Best TED Talks on Writing, Creativity, and Storytelling:…
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I had the joy of reading this book last year and I’ve been meaning to do a review on it. Well, the time is now. However, I’m not going to simply spell out the book. It’s so good that you have to…
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It’s about how they decide vs. what they decide that counts
Source: www.psychologytoday.com
This article explores a reason we should value transparency, but also, to evaluate the decision-making process that is/was used: "America is plagued by too many people just wanting to know “the bottom line” and whether you’re with them or against them. Having a process, planning, thinking of contingencies seems largely un-American or perhaps we just don’t have the patience for it." Mark Goulston, M.D., F.A.P.A.
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Daniel Pink and various animations for this content should be further investigated. Educators looking for easy answers and for reform can fall prey to the simplified argument of the overjustification effect. Educators should read the research, explore the caveats and specifics of the contexts of each study, and realize that education’s main purpose is to reject dogma and to reject the influences of others through critical thinking and the development of social/emotional skills. Resilience is also the ability to deepen, and balance, intrinsic motivation and to overcome extrinsic motivation. The quality of balance should depend on the situation, especially the threats and challenges presented.
How to get past your own defenses and learn to build a real relationship.
Source: www.psychologytoday.com
Love can be taught since it is a set of skills: "With love being so closely connected to meaning and fulfillment, it’s valuable for each of us to define love as an action or series of actions we can take to bring us closer to the people we value.
"In a romantic context, some essential characteristics that fit the description of a loving relationship include:
Expressions of affection, both physical and emotional.
A wish to offer pleasure and satisfaction to another.
Tenderness, compassion, and sensitivity to the needs of the other.
A desire for shared activities and pursuits.
An appropriate level of sharing of possessions.
An ongoing, honest exchange of personal feelings.
The process of offering concern, comfort, and outward assistance for the loved one’s aspirations."
Which of these skills do employees expect leadership to demonstrate? Which are promoted as a "glue" between co-workers?
Dropping the "physical" from these descriptions and skills, what insights and connections do we find? What is the meaning of transparency in this context?
Here’s another question: are employees asking for too much, expecting too much, from their work relationships and work environments? Are we looking for love in all the wrong places?
While data journalism clearly shows promise, so far it’s fallen woefully short.
Source: www.digitaltonto.com
Excerpt: "The dirty little secret of disruptive innovation is that the disruptors themselves rarely prosper. Often, as in the case of MP3 players and digital cameras, their technologies are co-opted by larger players and then integrated into a more complete whole. Most probably, something similar will happen with data journalism." http://www.digitaltonto.com/2014/the-problem-with-data-journalism/
“Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get — only with what you are expecting to give — which is everything.” After tho
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no wonder people are so confused and mystified.
To Talk Like This and Act Like That 