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Learning In The Wild
And hark! how blithe the throstle sings! He, too, is no mean preacher: Come forth into the light of things, Let Nature be your teacher. —excerpts from William Wordsworth’s “The Tables Turned” In the...
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Who Else Wants Increased Mental Capacity?
The woodcutter who chops down the tree must allocate time to sharpen the saw; otherwise, felling the tree takes longer than it should. Often, we are so focused on producing results (“sawing”), that...
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Will Buying That Brand New Couch Bring You Happiness?
This past week my wife and I traveled to New York City—together with good friends—to see the 2010 US Open tennis tournament. As an avid tennis fan, this trip is as close to nirvana as one could get. I...
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Why Weather Doesn’t Matter
Thatcher Woods in February: 5 miles from Chicago At a holiday party, I met a doctor and his wife who grew up in Miami, Florida. Not only are they residents of Chicago, but they are enthusiastic...
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The Creative Mind of Steve Jobs
When a creative individual masters one field, and then uses what they know to think about another, often truly original ideas–or mind-bending products–are the result. The story of Steve Jobs is a case...
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Autumn: Time for Reflection
When Debbie and I realized that the temperature would exceed 70° F, we took the afternoon off this past Tuesday. It was a beautiful fall day. Living in the Chicagoland area, we were aware that this...
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How Steve Jobs Rose to the Top
“The dwarf sees farther than the giant, when he has the giant’s shoulder to mount on.” —Samuel Taylor Coleridge, in The Friend (1828) Every business executive and aspiring entrepreneur should read...
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Two Lessons That Stephen Covey Can Teach Us
Stephen Covey (1932-2012), the business self-improvement master of our times, died last week. He authored The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People, a book that has sold over 6 million copies. In...
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What a German Master Can Teach Us About Vocational Education and Training (VET)
Mr Milz overhauledthis 100 years-old grandfather clock. Despite having an unacceptably high unemployment rate, the US manufacturing sector has over 600,000 unfilled jobs. This is due to the fact that...
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