Ken Mack

“The news, according to dozens of studies, is a mental health hazard.”
― Rutger Bregman, Humankind: A Hopeful History

“Sooner or later, of course, reality reveals itself, he says, you can borrow for a time against reality but reality is always waiting, patiently, silently, to exact a price and level the scales——”
― Paul Lynch, Prophet Song

“Like all too many dictators, Cahokia’s rulers focused on maintaining their hold over the people, paying little attention to external reality. By 1350 A.D. the city was almost empty. Never again would such a large Indian community exist north of Mexico.”
― Charles C. Mann, 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus

“The first secret of effectiveness is to understand the people you work with and depend on so that you can make use of their strengths, their ways of working, and their values. Working relationships are as much based on the people as they are on the work.”
― Peter F. Drucker, Managing Oneself