“Nationalism may begin with ideas among the elite but its propagation involves having mass support. Initially, anti-colonial”
― On Nationalism
― On Nationalism
“Focus, damn you. I thought back to this moment when, over a year later, I interviewed Professor Gloria Mark, who has spent years studying the science of interruptions. She explained to me that if you have spent long enough being interrupted in your daily life, you will start to interrupt yourself even when you are set free from all these external interruptions.”
― Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention
― Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention
“Moral imagination means to view other people’s problems as if they were your own, and to begin to discern how to tackle those problems. And then to act accordingly. It summons us to understand and transcend the realities of current circumstances and to envision a better future for ourselves and others. Moral imagination starts with empathy, but it does not content itself simply to feel another’s pain. Empathy without action risks reinforcing the status quo. Rather, moral imagination is muscular, built from the bottom up and grounded through immersion in the lives of others. It involves connecting on a human level, analyzing the systemic issues at play, and only then envisioning how to go beyond applying a Band-Aid to making a long-term difference.”
― Manifesto for a Moral Revolution: Practices to Build a Better World
― Manifesto for a Moral Revolution: Practices to Build a Better World
“The study found that ‘technological distraction’ – just getting emails and calls – caused a drop in the workers’ IQ by an average of ten points. To give you a sense of how big that is: in the short term, that’s twice the knock to your IQ that you get when you smoke cannabis. So this suggests in terms of being able to get your work done, you’d be better off getting stoned at your desk than checking your texts and Facebook messages a lot.”
― Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention
― Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention
“Strategically, as my friend and founding Acumen board member Stuart Davidson says, “If you want advice, ask for money. If you want to raise money, ask for advice.” We all yearn to be recognized.”
― Manifesto for a Moral Revolution: Practices to Build a Better World
― Manifesto for a Moral Revolution: Practices to Build a Better World
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