Your One Page Life Strategy
"Among all the diseases of the mind there is none more epidemical or more pernicious than the love of flattery." - Richard Steele
Some of the Best Quotes on Human Psychology: Humans don’t mind hardship, in fact they thrive on it; what they mind is not feeling necessary. Modern society has perfected the art of making people not feel necessary... I learned early that people will admire your work more if they are not jealous of you... It is difficult to remove by logic an idea not placed there by logic in the first place. The best arguments in the world won’t change a single person’s mind. The only thing that can do that is a good story.
https://collabfund.com/blog/makes-you-think/
Your One Page Life Strategy: Use strategic thinking to create the life you want. Seven questions can clarify what really matters to you... In times of crisis, many of us ponder existential questions about health, security, purpose, career, family, and legacy. However, more often than not, such contemplation is short-lived. The demands of everyday life — the here and now — can overwhelm us, leaving little time to think about the long term and what we are working toward. As a result, when faced with life decisions both big and small, we are left with nothing to guide us but emotion or intuition. The corporate equivalent, of course, is attempting to run a business without a strategy, which every HBR reader knows is a losing proposition. But as longtime consultants to organizations around the world, we wondered: Could we adapt the model for strategic thinking that we use with institutional clients to help individuals design better futures for themselves?
https://hbr.org/2023/12/use-strategic-thinking-to-create-the-life-you-want
WhatsApp Vigilantes in India are Converting Christians by Force: Back then, becoming Christian came with risks from Hindu vigilante groups who considered this an affront to India’s majority religion. But Bastar’s rugged terrain and low internet penetration meant that news about conversions often didn’t spread widely. Meanwhile, Jaldhar’s family found hope and solace in their new church; they also mortgaged their farmland to pay for his mother’s treatment. Her cancer went into remission.
https://restofworld.org/2024/whatsapp-intimidation-forced-conversion-targets-christians-india/
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