Ours was a family bound by an unacknowledged credo; it does not exist; if pain is given no voice, it lacks power to harm.
--Solveig Torvik, Prologue to her novel, "Nikolai's Fortune.
Anthropology teaches us that what we name exists. If we don't name it, it does not exist in our world. Knowledge is a social reality. In other words, we create by naming and labeling and defining.
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17 SURE-FIRE WAYS TO NOT SUCK AT LIFE
- 1. Your smarts aren't born, they're grown.
- 2. Learning, like work, is a contact sport.
- 3. When you're developing a new skill, do it wrong quickly. Figure out what you did wrong. Laugh about it, and then learn from it.
- 4. In the world of decisions, evidence is paramount.
- 5. It's not your boss who promotes you, but your peers and subordinates.
- 6. If you have a glass ceiling over your head, learn the politics and then shatter it.
- 7. Your network is your mentor, not your boss.
- 8. Be transparent to some, not to others. Choose wisely.
- 9. In the 21st century communication is king, not your business technology.
- 10. To take charge of tomorrow, manage up today.
- 11. Ask forgiveness, not permission.
- 12. Keep your work skills fluid and fresh.
- 13. Listen with your eyes as well as your ears.
- 14. In order to grow, you must have feedback.
- 15. The most important question for yourself is, "what keeps me from asking that question?"
- 16. Two-and-a-half to three years on a job is ideal. After that you're risking stagnation.
- 17. Live fully: an impossible task if all you do is work.
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Katharine Brooks: You Majored in What?: Mapping Your Path from Chaos to Career
- Katharine Brooks: You Majored in What?
Dan Ariely: Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
Michael J. Mauboussin: Think Twice: Harnessing the Power of Counterintuition
Daniel Coyle: The Talent Code: Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown. Here's How.
Neil Shubin: Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body
Robert I. Sutton: The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't
Daniel H. Pink: Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
Alexandra Levit: New Job, New You: A Guide to Reinventing Yourself in a Bright New Career
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