“Two types of choices seem to me to have been crucial in tipping the outcomes [of the various societies’ histories] towards success or failure: long-term planning and willingness to reconsider core values. On reflection we…
Writing
Defenestration
The word defenestration is not something that one sees very often. I remember the word specifically being used during a European history class that I took in college. Defenestration is the act of throwing someone…
Critical Action
The word leader is a noun. It could be a person or a thing and it is usually used to describe a position. The word leading is a verb. It is an action word. Although,…
Taking the lead
“In fact, the uproar of radios, traffic noises, the signs and people lulled him. They blotted out his inner worries. And it was pleasurable to be peddled along by another human being, to feel the…
Listening for ideas
I’m looking for a new idea. As an alternative, how about trying to listen for one? Your eyes may deceive you and trick you into seeing something that’s not there. The way people say things…