A 2016 Seth Godin-post exactly described my feelings about testing in the current education system. I memorize it until this day. Education is about learning. Learning is about falling and standing up again. That process is about internalizing. The education system is changing very slowly. And that’s why we ourselves …
My dear younger friend. There’s no need to look up to people, because we’re all equal as humans. No one is the more rightful owner of something, more entitled to something or more worth. Ask yourself what you think about something. What you’re up to. Think for yourself about what …
The quality of your life depends on how much you can concentrate and what you concentrate on. Yogi saying
What we identify with defines our horizon. If we identify with our family, our horizon is this street. If we identify with our community, or horizon is our local surroundings. If we identify with our neighborhood, our horizon is our city. If we identify with our football club, our horizon …
Individual bonuses praise us for what we do. Regardless of how we’ve done it. They cause individualism, selfishness, shortcuts, and at best a good short-term result. They might focus on the wrong KPI. Team bonuses praise us for who we are. For how we as individuals made the team perform. …
There was a day that if we had a question, only other people, the encyclopedia or the Bible knew. Technology took human connection away from the day the first book was printed. Connection made humanity more in control than any other species. Therefore we must not see technology as an …
Everyone knows the best ideas come when you’re in the shower. Technology doesn’t work well with drops. There are people for who the shower is the longest moment in the day without a phone. Let’s all take more shower moments during the day, and not in the shower.
Permission without perseverance lacks possibility. It’s when we bring possibility and permission together, that we allow ourselves to only let perseverance be in the way between ourselves and our dreams.
Taking the first step first is not a must, it’s not a given, it’s not an opinion, it’s not a skill. It’s an art. People make megalomaniac plans, ideas, visions, missions, business models. Most people then choose not to pursue those plans, because with big plans come big risks and …
Many people think of humans as omnivores. Our diet is comprised of animals and plants. However, there’s strong evidence that we are in fact herbivores. Take for example our teeth. If you would compare any carnivore (tiger, dog, bear) and you would compare the tooth with herbivores (cow, human, hippo) …