I will talk about two different ways in which things that appear bad, may actually do you good. The first part is about BadIdeas, a technique used over a number of years to encourage technical creativity and innovation. As well as the technique itself, I will talk about some of the reas...
Misfortune can force you into doing things you should be doing anyway. Lessons come from adversity. Anything can happen to anyone... You can find a new lease on life - more meaning than you thought possible in simple things... Let go. Live in the moment. Go forward. —Christopher Reeve...
This approach allows you to practice healthy doubt, where you maintain an open mind while also being vigilant about the information you consume. By adopting positive inquiry, you create a habit of questioning things in a way that seeks to build knowledge rather than tear down ideas. Open-...
Specific authors whose works have been put on it include most of the great names of Western literature and learning. Amongst them have been Galen, Chaucer, Bacon, Erasmus, Milton, Dante, Montaigne, Rabelais, Copernicus, Galileo, Hobbes, Descartes, Voltaire, Goldsmith, Locke, Gibbon, Hume, Rouss...
In my twenty+ years of working as a Futurist and Keynote Speaker, around the globe, I have learned four strange things about the future. First of all, the future is more like an emotion than it is a chronological phase. People deposit feelings there, in the future, and some people ...
Voltaire (1694-1778), Philosophical Dictionary If the canon of the New Testament were divinely sanctioned then we might expect that it would have been established at an early date, by a competent authority, and have always been universally accepted. The canon would be internally consistent and...
They also voted to approve an emergency measure that can immediately close the beach and boardwalk if things get out of hand. "If we see something going on that is unexpected that's going to cause disturbances to the community and the quality of life of our residents and our visitors we ...
Not responding to stories about killing dogs/puppies and abuse of dogs with circumspection, sensitivity, regret, sorrow, or outrage, but by, of all things, laughter from the guest and the hosts; Saying that no one has a right to second guess the killing of dogs in their taxpayer funded po...
Three decisions that we all control each moment of our lives: what to focus on, what things mean, and what to do in spite of the challenges that may appear. — Tony Robbins 75 The choices we make about the lives we live determine the kinds of legacies we leave. — Tavis Smiley 31...
You may or may not think those above things matter, but I would say they definitely do. So, the long and short of it is summed up in this great quote by Voltaire: “Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.”...