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Found this on a friend of a friend's website BLOG. Thought it was great to read and ponder. Also good to put into practice....
Credit all goes to: Dave Pollard
http://blogs.salon.com/0002007/ This is a super weblog. A very thoughtful individual.
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Sense, Self-control, Understand, Question, Imagine, Offer, Collaborate
Sense: Observe, listen, pay attention, focus, open up your senses, perceive everything that has a bearing on the issue at hand. Connect.
Self-control: Don't prejudge or jump to conclusions. Don't lose your cool. Focus.
Understand: Make sure you have the facts and appreciate the context. Things are the way they are for a reason. Know what that reason is. Sympathize.
Question: Ask, don't tell. Challenge. Think critically.
Imagine: Picture, hear, feel what could be. Be visionary. Every problem is an opportunity. Anything is possible.
Offer: Consider. Give something away. Create options, new avenues to explore. Suggest possibilities. Lend a hand. Help.
Collaborate: Create something together. Solve a problem with a collective answer better than any set of individual answers. Learn to yield, to build on, to bridge, to adapt your thinking.
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"I know, it sounds like a Buddhist homily. Tedious. Pretentious. But it's also natural, the way things are done by creatures not burdened or enlightened by man's double-edged capacity to rationalize and moralize. When I think about applying these seven steps to every situation I face, it's not like I'm imposing something, it's more like I'm liberating myself from a lot of bad, very human habits that I need to unlearn."
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Credit all goes to: Dave Pollard
http://blogs.salon.com/0002007/ This is a super weblog. A very thoughtful individual.
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Sense, Self-control, Understand, Question, Imagine, Offer, Collaborate
(or, in French, where the words are more nuanced yet less ambiguous: Sentir, Se Commander, Comprendre, Poser, Imaginer, Offrir, Collaborer).
Sense: Observe, listen, pay attention, focus, open up your senses, perceive everything that has a bearing on the issue at hand. Connect.
Self-control: Don't prejudge or jump to conclusions. Don't lose your cool. Focus.
Understand: Make sure you have the facts and appreciate the context. Things are the way they are for a reason. Know what that reason is. Sympathize.
Question: Ask, don't tell. Challenge. Think critically.
Imagine: Picture, hear, feel what could be. Be visionary. Every problem is an opportunity. Anything is possible.
Offer: Consider. Give something away. Create options, new avenues to explore. Suggest possibilities. Lend a hand. Help.
Collaborate: Create something together. Solve a problem with a collective answer better than any set of individual answers. Learn to yield, to build on, to bridge, to adapt your thinking.
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"I know, it sounds like a Buddhist homily. Tedious. Pretentious. But it's also natural, the way things are done by creatures not burdened or enlightened by man's double-edged capacity to rationalize and moralize. When I think about applying these seven steps to every situation I face, it's not like I'm imposing something, it's more like I'm liberating myself from a lot of bad, very human habits that I need to unlearn."
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