For reading between the lines with greater comprehension
ShareIn thought and conversation we each take a variety of perspectives, many of which are nested or hierarchical. That is, when you make a statement, it is worth knowing what it represents. A part of you? You overall? Us? Your community? Your country? Everybody?
I’ve written a lot in these pages about how hierarchies of perspective [...]
ShareA couple of weeks ago Jared Diamond, of Guns, Germs and Steel fame, had an article in the New Yorker describing tribal warfare in the New Guinea Highlands. Diamond takes us through a typical feud that started over accusations by one tribe that another tribe’s pig had messed up their garden. He follows Daniel, a [...]
ShareI’ve been doing Mind Readers Dictionary steadily for close to five years–one article, one idea per week. Only now am I getting around the stuff that started it all for me, the universal tough judgment calls at the heart of all the uncertainty we feel in any and every area of life.
Last week I listed [...]
ShareI’ve argued before that there are three types of guidance or wisdom. The first and simplest is the “always do X” type. For example, always think positive thoughts, always follow your father’s advice, or always do what the Bible says.
The second is the “a time for X; a time for Y” type, the wise recognition [...]
ShareLast week I argued that we need names for the generic tough judgment calls we all deal with. I gave a few examples:
Should I be receptive or assertive?
Should I manipulate or be honest?
I argued that we pretend we can live by one-sided principles – assert your rights, accept things as they are, be persuasive, always [...]
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