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Oe of the biggest misperceptions in our society is that a prerequisite for becoming a CEO is to be selfish, ruthless, and callous. In fact, the opposite is true and the reason is obvious.
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220 |
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The way we live is eroding our capacity for deep, sustained, perceptive attention – the building blocks of intimacy, wisdom, and cultural progress.
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013 |
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…we aren’t the all-seeing species that we think. Perception of all kinds is really a construct and so only a rough and incomplete snapshot of the world.
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139 |
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In cultivating distraction, we cannot perceptively look back or see ahead; we are defeated in the battle to shape our future.
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235 |
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…two people can see the same input and come away with vastly different perceptions. It is a sobering thought. There is no one accurate way to perceive the world.
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169 |
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We usually think of ourselves as sitting in the driver’s seat… but, alas, this perception has more to do with our desires than with reality.
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243 |
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Perceptions are portraits, not photographs, and their form reveals the artist’s hand every bit as much as it reflects the things portrayed.
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085 |
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We tend to forget that our brains are talented forgers, weaving a tapestry of memory and perception whose detail is so compelling that its inauthenticity is rarely detected.
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089 |
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In self-protective mode, inner work life is dominated by fearful emotions, negative perceptions of the work environment, and stunted motivation.
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108 |
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When you are overly worried about how people will perceive you, you’re less willing to say what needs to be said.
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030 |
