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We hunger for close relationships not just in our personal lives but also at work, and we especially need to feel valued by those who manage and evaluate us.
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The vast majority of people tell us that they prefer depth to breadth and quality to quantity. But that’s scarcely the way we live our lives.
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…our lives have been divided into smaller and smaller increments of focus. We do more things than ever, but we’ve lost control of our attention.
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To be busy and to be connected is to feel alive. But the consequence is we’re over stimulated, over-wound and unfulfilled. – Linda Stone
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Verification is the difference between a clever hypothesis or intuition and a solution that reliably and enduringly changes lives.
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The ideal work schedule looks different for each of us, given the vast differences in people’s temperaments and life circumstances.
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It’s up to each of us to find ways to invest our lives with meaning. Only then can we reap the rewards. Purpose and significance are not our birthrights.
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Mindfulness is the highest level of awareness most of us can develop in our everyday lives.
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It is through reflection that we define what really matters in our lives.
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An organization that invests in its people across all dimensions of their lives and rallies them around an inspiring purpose is actually investing in itself.
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