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Leadership is not a license to do less; it is a responsibility to do more. Leadership takes work. It takes time and energy. Leadership is always a commitment to human beings.

Feeling a shared burden is one of the things that brings us together. Less hardship means less of a need to cooperate, which means less oxytocin. Few of us volunteer to help people in need before the natural disaster - only after it… abundance destroys value. It is not when things come easily that we appreciate them, but when we have to work hard for them.. it is the struggle that helps give that thing value.

There is no getting away from the truth: there is simply nothing that can replace real, face-to-face human interaction… not only are virtual relationships a poor substitute for real ones, but social media can actually make us feel lonelier.

Addiction, in any form, undermines relationships. The desire for isn’t at gratification allows no time for relationships to develop. Digital communication can stand in the way of depending our relationships. And social media can deny us the chance to create real relationships to begin with. Perhaps, even worse, it can be devastating to our own sense of self-worth.