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Becoming mindful of the common cognitive distortions will help you understand yourself and other people better, and improve your decision making. Here is an excerpt from an article by Alice Boyes for Psychology Today. To read the complete article, check out others, and…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Oliver Bossert and Niels Van der Wildt for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign…
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With all due respect to the Civil War’s importance in our nation’s history, there would have been no nation to preserve had thirteen colonies had not somehow defeated the British almost ninety years previously. Most historians agree that the key…
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Confucius (551-479 BC) was a Chinese philosopher and politician of the Spring and Autumn period who was traditionally considered the paragon of Chinese sages. * * * I am grateful to BrainyQuote for sharing these observations by Confucius so that…
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From preliminary research that involved several sources, I learned the following about five major sports: References to games resembling BASEBALL in the United States date back to the 18th century. Its most direct ancestors appear to be two English games:…
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Here is an excerpt from a “classic” article written by Erika Herb, Keith Leslie, and Colin Price for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and…
Read MoreWhen ranking the greatest catchers throughout the history of baseball, I immediately think of (in alpha order) Johnny Bench, Yogi Berra, and Pudge Rodriguez among those I have seen play, either in person or on television. Berra’s observations are probably…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Hugh Bachmann, Dominic Skerritt, and Elizabeth Young McNally for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and…
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Hyman G. Rickover (1900–1986) was an admiral in the U.S. Navy. He directed the original development of naval nuclear propulsion and controlled its operations for three decades as director of the U.S. Naval Reactors office. In addition, he oversaw the…
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The 7 Reasons We Fail
Actually, these are seven — rather than the seven — of the reasons why people fail. Here is an nteresting article by Harvey Mackay , published by Success magazine. Only a few of the insights may be surprising but most (if…
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