Whether it's mending a failing company, fighting corruption, tackling disease, or rebuilding a marriage, the hardest problems defy just-add-water remedies. Indeed, slapping on a Band-Aid when surgery is needed usually just makes things worse.
Resources are hired to give results, not reasons.
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Amit Kalantri
Fail soon so that you can succeed sooner.
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Amit Kalantri
Today it is cheaper to start a business than tomorrow.
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Amit Kalantri
Be the person you needed when you needed help.
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Rain Cooper
Always remember that you were once alone, and the crowd you see in your life today are just as unecessary as when you were alone.
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Michael Bassey Johnson
More Quotes By Carl Honore
Everywhere, people are discovering that doing things more slowly often means doing them better and enjoying them more. It means living life instead of rushing through it. You can apply this to everything from food to parenting to work.
To me, Slow parenting is about bringing balance into the home. Children need to strive and struggle and stretch themselves, but that does not mean childhood should be a race. Slow parents give their children plenty of time and space to explore the world on...
Slow parents understand that childrearing should not be a cross between a competitive sport and product-development. It is not a project it's a journey. Slow parenting is about giving kids lots of love and attention with no conditions attached.
Smaller families mean we have more time and money to lavish on each child. Parents are more anxious because small families give them less experience of parenting and put their genetic eggs in fewer baskets.
You don't have to work for Google, or any of the other firms encouraging staff to pursue personal projects on company time, to use slowness to unlock your creativity. Anyone can do it. Start by clearing space in your schedule for rest, daydreaming and serendipity....
