…if you knew you wouldn’t fail?
Mia and Ela jumping on a trampoline, Hoher Hirschberg.
Do one thing at a time
1. Do one thing at a time
2. Know the problem
3. Learn to listen
4. Learn to ask questions
5. Distinguish sense from nonsense
6. Accept change as inevitable
7. Admit mistakes
8. Say it simple
9. Be calm
10. Smile
How to work better, by Peter Fischli & David Weiss
Palestinian-Israeli pillow fight
We need more:
Solidarity to advance equality.
Initiative.
Humor in it all.
The Walled Off Hotel, Bethlehem
Mural by Banksy
“Resilience is not something we have a fixed amount of but something we can build.”
Interview with Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant on personal resilience, corporate resilience, posttraumatic growth, learning from failure and dealing with grief.
Harvard Business Review
How to jump into cold water
or how to reach an overwhelming goal.
1. Put your valuables into a watertight bag.
2. Throw the bag into the current.
3. Jump.
I hate jumping into cold water. Yet, once I drift down the river Aare in Bern, I feel it’s the most thrilling and rewarding experience. There’re many analogies to the “Aare-bag-method” in life. Decomposing a problem into manageable steps makes it less overwhelming.
An enemy is one of the most important teachers
“An enemy is one of the most important teachers. Without an enemy you cannot practice tolerance, and without tolerance you cannot build a sound basis of compassion.”
Indian scholar Shantideva in How to Practice, The Way to a Meaningful Life by the Dalai Lama
“Live your dream, life is short.”
The Holstee Manifesto.
Shine a light
Shine a light in celebration of Amnesty International’s 50th anniversary, here.
Ever grateful to Loyalkaspar.
Success
“Success is liking yourself,
liking what you do,
and liking how you do it.”– Maya Angelou
Being alive is improbable
Sperm travelling to egg. Fotografiska Museum Stockholm.
Foto by Lennart Nilsson.