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“We tend to believe that to change the world, we have to think big. Confucius wouldn't dispute this, but he would likely also say. Don't ignore the small. Don't forget the "pleases" and "thank yous." Change doesn't happen until people alter their behavior, and they don't alter their behavior unless they start with the small.”
― The Path: What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About the Good Life
― The Path: What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About the Good Life
“When you hold too tightly to a plan, you risk missing out on these things. And when you wake up one day in that future, you will feel boxed in by a life that, at best, reflects only a piece of who you thought you were at one moment in time.”
― The Path: What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About the Good Life
― The Path: What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About the Good Life
“True imagination and creativity don’t come from thinking outside the box or letting ourselves go wild, just as true spontaneity does not come from dancing on a table on the weekend while you remain in your tedious job. They don’t come out of great disruptive moments that break forth from an otherwise ordinary, drab life. They are part and parcel of how we live our every day; all moments can be creative and spontaneous when we experience the entire world as an open and expansive place. We get there by constantly cultivating our ability to imagine transcending our own experience.”
― The Path: What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About the Good Life
― The Path: What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About the Good Life
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