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….the most important things one gets out a job are (1) money to pay the bills, and (2) the opportunity to make a positive contribution to the world.
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207 |
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…men see themselves as creating the world from their minds and brawn, and see that as the essence of ‘work,’ leaving to women most of the actual labor of tidying and maintaining things to make this illusion possible.
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222 |
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A calling… is a longing to address a particular need or problem in the world.
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201 |
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In the wicked world, with ill-defined challenges and few rigid rules, range can be a life hack.
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034 |
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Exposure to the modern world has made us better adapted for complexity, and that has manifested as flexibility, with profound implications for the breadth of our intellectual world.
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046 |
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One good tool is rarely enough in a complex, interconnected, rapidly changing world.
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051 |
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Evaluating an array of options before letting intuition reign is a trick for the wicked world.
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112 |
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Too many people want certainty amid the chaos of this world. But certainty is the fool’s dream and, thus, the charlatan’s selling point.
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013 |
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If you care about your contributions to the world, you’ll care for yourself.
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118 |
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One of the worst feelings in the world is to be incredibly busy but feel that you’re not making any progress.
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175 |
