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The End of a Flat World? ~ P2 The Blog
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Random Thoughts of Lifelong Learners. Friday, January 6, 2017. The End of a Flat World? Thomas Friedman wrote his best-selling book on a flat world in 2005. The caption below the title said "A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century." The book was a tour-de-force of the convergence of technology and communications, and the disappearance of physical borders. Given the instant fame and publicity that the book received, no one asked how one could write history looking forward. Who cares for such details?
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April 2016 ~ P2 The Blog
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Random Thoughts of Lifelong Learners. Tuesday, April 26, 2016. Why We Make Bad Decisions. The simplest answer to the question may be "to err is human." We are not referring to honest mistakes that we may commit occasionally - after all, no one is infallible. What we are examining is our propensity to make decisions even when the evidence stares us in the face that the consequences could be disastrous. Malcolm Gladwell provides an interesting phenomenon in his best-selling book Blink. Finally, consider th...
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November 2015 ~ P2 The Blog
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Random Thoughts of Lifelong Learners. Monday, November 23, 2015. How the Mighty Fall. Volkswagen prided itself on its quality by using the tagline “Das Auto.” In a span of just three months, the auto maker has been forced to admit that millions of its diesel cars were equipped with software that was used to cheat on emission tests. The costs have been enormous. The company reported its first quarterly loss in 15 years. It has halted the sale of affected cars. The share price has plummeted....The fact ...
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July 2016 ~ P2 The Blog
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Random Thoughts of Lifelong Learners. Friday, July 29, 2016. Why Are We So Angry? We are living in a kind of time-warp. If the International Monetary Fund is to be believed, the world has never been more prosperous than it is today. A World Bank policy paper of 2012 claims that billions have moved out of extreme poverty. Really? Next, look at the turmoil going on in different parts of the world. Real indicators of the free movement of all factors of value creation were nothing to rave about (for an excel...
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December 2015 ~ P2 The Blog
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Random Thoughts of Lifelong Learners. Thursday, December 10, 2015. Practice Mindfulness, Be Happy. Second, inner peace is knowing how to belong to oneself. To understand the world, occasionally you have to turn away. You don't need anyone's permission to be yourself. And you don't need anyone's validation to be happy. Third, if you don't stand up for something, you may fall for almost anything. Keep your values and your moral compass close to your heart and at the top of your mind. Sixth, remember that t...
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September 2016 ~ P2 The Blog
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Random Thoughts of Lifelong Learners. Friday, September 30, 2016. What Drives Team Success? Ever wondered what distinguishes exceptional teams from others? Coined by Harvard Professor. Psychological safety has been found to be at the heart of great teams. She defines psychological safety as ". Shared belief that the team is safe for interpersonal risk taking. And explains that psychologically safe environments exude ". A sense of confidence. It is important to remember that. Trust is the expectation that...
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The Overview Effect ~ P2 The Blog
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Random Thoughts of Lifelong Learners. Thursday, December 22, 2016. The Overview Effect is a cognitive shift in awareness reported by some astronauts and cosmonauts during their spaceflight. As Edgar Mitchell of Apollo 14 has said: "You develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something about it. From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty.". Larr; Newer Post. Older Post →. Is the glob...
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