If you are alive, then you are lucky.
Puncture 123101
The fish is not aware of the water, and we forget aliveness is all around us.
Start down the noble path today and become an Exemplar Person.
Patch 123102
An Exemplar person is one who is worthy of being imitated - a person both wise and harmonious.
Friday, December 17, 2010
December 30
Becoming aware of a fault is the first and a necessary step before correction.
Puncture 123001
Both friends and enemies are sources of awareness of faults. Listen to both.
Social harmony occurs when each conducts himself at a high level in concert with others.
Patch 123002
It takes more than one to create a good society. We need to collaborate with others in doing good.
Puncture 123001
Both friends and enemies are sources of awareness of faults. Listen to both.
Social harmony occurs when each conducts himself at a high level in concert with others.
Patch 123002
It takes more than one to create a good society. We need to collaborate with others in doing good.
December 29
Words only are worthless, performance is precious.
Puncture 122901
Always allow for backsliding
Commit to searching and learning and strive for the common good.
Patch 122902
A good goal for a new year.
Puncture 122901
Always allow for backsliding
Commit to searching and learning and strive for the common good.
Patch 122902
A good goal for a new year.
December 28
An uncorrected fault gives constant misdirection.
Puncture 122801
The wrong map will keep you from ever getting there.
Ignoring a mistake compounds the error and yet does not cover up the problem.
Patch 122802
Admit mistakes quickly, change course, and apologize if appropriate. Take the confessional high road and admit publicly before rumors proliferate.
Puncture 122801
The wrong map will keep you from ever getting there.
Ignoring a mistake compounds the error and yet does not cover up the problem.
Patch 122802
Admit mistakes quickly, change course, and apologize if appropriate. Take the confessional high road and admit publicly before rumors proliferate.
December 27
Thought is the precursor to action, so monitoring thoughts will influence actions.
Puncture 122701
As a man thinketh, so he is.
An uncorrected small ill can grow into a monstrous evil.
Patch 122902
A stitch in time, saves nine.
Puncture 122701
As a man thinketh, so he is.
An uncorrected small ill can grow into a monstrous evil.
Patch 122902
A stitch in time, saves nine.
December 26
If there are to be leaders, then there must be many more followers.
Puncture 122601
We sometimes forget that followership also requires commitment.
To really listen is to learn.
Patch 122602
Active listening is an educational exercise.
Puncture 122601
We sometimes forget that followership also requires commitment.
To really listen is to learn.
Patch 122602
Active listening is an educational exercise.
December 25
Less important than your age, is the decision to start.
Puncture 122501
You never too old or too young to change or improve.
Strive to deserve the title of Exemplary Person
Patch 122502
This would be a great Christmas gift to the world and yourself.
Puncture 122501
You never too old or too young to change or improve.
Strive to deserve the title of Exemplary Person
Patch 122502
This would be a great Christmas gift to the world and yourself.
December 24
Converting advice into action is the problem.
Puncture 122401
Some thought that universal literacy would solve the world's problem. Turned out knowing is not doing.
3 Confucian keys to living in harmony: tact, compromise, and seeing the others point of view.
Patch 122402
Puncture 122401
Some thought that universal literacy would solve the world's problem. Turned out knowing is not doing.
3 Confucian keys to living in harmony: tact, compromise, and seeing the others point of view.
Patch 122402
December 23
I've never met anyone who loves virtue as much as sex.
Puncture 122301
We might as well tell the truth about our priorities.
Concentrate on understanding life and don't waste time worrying about death, or even an afterlife.
Patch 122302
People waste a lot of life carrying on about the imagined future. Take care of tasks before you.
Puncture 122301
We might as well tell the truth about our priorities.
Concentrate on understanding life and don't waste time worrying about death, or even an afterlife.
Patch 122302
People waste a lot of life carrying on about the imagined future. Take care of tasks before you.
December 22
1 - Always do what should be done, 2 - When it should be done, 3 - Whether you want to or not.
Puncture 122201
A particularly effective success method.
It is worse than useless to do efficiently that which should not be done at all.
Patch 122202
This is a Druckerism and a good reminder when you are deciding what to do next.
Puncture 122201
A particularly effective success method.
It is worse than useless to do efficiently that which should not be done at all.
Patch 122202
This is a Druckerism and a good reminder when you are deciding what to do next.
December 21
1 - Decide what you want. 2 - Commit to having what you want. 3 - Do whatever it takes to achieve what you want - while taking responsibility for whatever you do. 4 - Be happy now.
Puncture 122101
What are your two top long range goals?
What are your two top intermediate range goals?
Patch 122102
Puncture 122101
What are your two top long range goals?
What are your two top intermediate range goals?
Patch 122102
December 20
"What has he done?" is the question that searches men and transpierces every false reputation.
Puncture 122001
It ain't what's said, it's what gets done.
Never trust a survivor until you know what they did to survive.
Patch 122102
I've been watching the television series Survivor Nicaurage the past couple of weeks and thinking about what I learn from them.
Puncture 122001
It ain't what's said, it's what gets done.
Never trust a survivor until you know what they did to survive.
Patch 122102
I've been watching the television series Survivor Nicaurage the past couple of weeks and thinking about what I learn from them.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
December 19
Ants are not smart, but ant colonies are.
Puncture 121901
Behavior arises from interactions, not just pre-planning. Distribute problem solving among many individuals and encourage friendly competition of ideas.
Don't choose too fast.
Patch 121902
Accelerate data gathering and slow down decision making.
Puncture 121901
Behavior arises from interactions, not just pre-planning. Distribute problem solving among many individuals and encourage friendly competition of ideas.
Don't choose too fast.
Patch 121902
Accelerate data gathering and slow down decision making.
December 18
Three or more perform better than the best individual.
Puncture 121801
When lots of people talk together, there is a better chance of a smart decision.
Distribute problem solving among many individuals.
Patch 121802
It is just as important for a decision making group to possess a variety of outlooks as is expert knowledge.
Puncture 121801
When lots of people talk together, there is a better chance of a smart decision.
Distribute problem solving among many individuals.
Patch 121802
It is just as important for a decision making group to possess a variety of outlooks as is expert knowledge.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
December 17
A marriage decided by love is always fragile because love is always fragile.
Puncture 121701
"What was I thinking?" You weren't.
Patch 121702
Puncture 121701
"What was I thinking?" You weren't.
Patch 121702
December 16
Sometimes life is too hard to be alone. Other times it is too good to be alone.
Puncture 121601
The heart is a tissue of paradox.
Patch 121602
Puncture 121601
The heart is a tissue of paradox.
Patch 121602
December 15
Opposites may attract, but they are sometimes hard to endure.
Puncture 121501
To love is to be an indentured servant to your yearnings.
Patch 121502
Puncture 121501
To love is to be an indentured servant to your yearnings.
Patch 121502
December 14
Marriage needs more fuel than just affection.
Puncture 121401
Marriage is the intersection of love and desire and shared values.
The mystery question: Why do you still love, even knowing now...?
Patch 121402
A successful relationship needs a good self-cleaning emotional oven. Anything the heart chooses for its own mysterious reasons, it can later unchoose.
Puncture 121401
Marriage is the intersection of love and desire and shared values.
The mystery question: Why do you still love, even knowing now...?
Patch 121402
A successful relationship needs a good self-cleaning emotional oven. Anything the heart chooses for its own mysterious reasons, it can later unchoose.
December 13
Lust is a flood.
Puncture 121301
You can watch it in safety, but lord help you if you jump in.
Desiring a person is a risky endeavor.
Patch 121302
Puncture 121301
You can watch it in safety, but lord help you if you jump in.
Desiring a person is a risky endeavor.
Patch 121302
December 12
Don't focus on past mistakes, rather look to future mistakes - to avoid them.
Puncture 121201
Learn from the past and do not repeat the problems.
Love is NOT all you need.
Patch 121202
Puncture 121201
Learn from the past and do not repeat the problems.
Love is NOT all you need.
Patch 121202
December 11
Forgiveness is the only antidote to the inescapable combat of intimacy.
Puncture 121101
Focus on getting over it and not prolonging the disappointments.
Do not scorch the earth around you.
Patch 121102
You will have to walk this ground together, so take it easy. Be polite and kind and try not to spill too much blood.
Puncture 121101
Focus on getting over it and not prolonging the disappointments.
Do not scorch the earth around you.
Patch 121102
You will have to walk this ground together, so take it easy. Be polite and kind and try not to spill too much blood.
December 09
Read and Heed
Puncture 120901
Be on the lookout for the affable but inept.
Patch 120902
By their deeds, not their affect, you shall know them.
Puncture 120901
Be on the lookout for the affable but inept.
Patch 120902
By their deeds, not their affect, you shall know them.
December 08
Live a life you look back on with satisfaction and look forward to with anticipation.
Puncture 128001
Compliance is easier than defiance.
Patch 120802
But sometimes you have to go against the flow.
Puncture 128001
Compliance is easier than defiance.
Patch 120802
But sometimes you have to go against the flow.
December 07
Keep active.
Puncture 120701
Expose yourself to the new, the unusual, the unaccustomed. Include people, places, and activities.
Ultimately you must teach yourself.
Patch 120702
Puncture 120701
Expose yourself to the new, the unusual, the unaccustomed. Include people, places, and activities.
Ultimately you must teach yourself.
Patch 120702
December 06
Not to make an attempt and learn from the results is worse than doing nothing at all.
Puncture 120601
Redeposit in the mind of another all the knowledge you have acquired.
Patch 120602
Puncture 120601
Redeposit in the mind of another all the knowledge you have acquired.
Patch 120602
December 05
Earn honor by your actions.
Puncture 120501
The world needs more than just talk. Create a legacy by a lifetime of good work.
Right choice in a difficult situation is the mark of a superior person.
Patch 120502
Puncture 120501
The world needs more than just talk. Create a legacy by a lifetime of good work.
Right choice in a difficult situation is the mark of a superior person.
Patch 120502
December 04
Lack of talent is not your fault, but lack of civility is a choice - and is therefore inexcusable.
Puncture 120401
Be kind, be civil - it is your choice
Happiness forgets sorrows.
Patch 120402
Puncture 120401
Be kind, be civil - it is your choice
Happiness forgets sorrows.
Patch 120402
December 03
Groups are vulnerable to process errors.
Puncture 120301
Groups sometimes have a tendency to rush a decision, to be domineered by a leader, to lack sufficient diversity, and to be unrealistically confident.
Top down control tends to kill the ability to adapt and innovate.
Patch 120302
Beware the strong leader.
Puncture 120301
Groups sometimes have a tendency to rush a decision, to be domineered by a leader, to lack sufficient diversity, and to be unrealistically confident.
Top down control tends to kill the ability to adapt and innovate.
Patch 120302
Beware the strong leader.
December 02
Traps to avoid: deferring to the status quo, anchoring to the themes of others, prejudice, sunk costs, clinging to inaccurate information, overestimating our ability and success rate.
Puncture 120201
Our attachment to the past keeps us from seeing future possibilities.
Intuition can be misleading in complex matters.
Patch 120202
While instinct is often useful, beware in choatic and complicated situations. Take the time to carefully analyze.
Puncture 120201
Our attachment to the past keeps us from seeing future possibilities.
Intuition can be misleading in complex matters.
Patch 120202
While instinct is often useful, beware in choatic and complicated situations. Take the time to carefully analyze.
December 01
Because experts are good at what they do, they often do not see the need to collaborate.
Puncture 120101
Promote cognitive diversity. The more approaches to a problem and the more sources of information, the greater the chances of success.
Being different can sometimes be as important as being smart.
Patch 120102
Diversity often trumps ability.
Puncture 120101
Promote cognitive diversity. The more approaches to a problem and the more sources of information, the greater the chances of success.
Being different can sometimes be as important as being smart.
Patch 120102
Diversity often trumps ability.
30 November
Happy people are perceived as more positive, trustworthy, sincere, and successful.
Puncture 113001
This information was confirmed by research - so, if you want to have more influence, you might want to work on your happiess quotient and not rely just on intelligence and compentence.
Our brains work better when we are happy.
Patch 113002
And just ours, but studies confirm the people around us also are more productive.
Puncture 113001
This information was confirmed by research - so, if you want to have more influence, you might want to work on your happiess quotient and not rely just on intelligence and compentence.
Our brains work better when we are happy.
Patch 113002
And just ours, but studies confirm the people around us also are more productive.
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