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How much would you pay for a can of clone spray?

by Rick Baker
On Jun 24, 2014

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

People are genetically similar; people are radically different. Sometimes people differences lead to amazing results; sometimes people differences lead to mayhem. 

If we had cans of clone spray then we could take turns using them on one another. Wouldn't that improve communication?

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Humour | Thought Tweets

Eating Elephant Emotions...you gotta eat them one bite at a time.

by Rick Baker
On Jun 24, 2014

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

People behave like Riders on Elephants on PathsAnd our emotional Elephants outweigh our logical Riders 40-to-1. 

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Emotions & Feelings @ Work | Humour | Thought Tweets

Unknowns: it's a good thing we only have to deal with them when we solve problems, do tasks, & think creatively.

by Rick Baker
On Jun 24, 2014

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

I've read there are 3 types of knowledge:

  • knowledge we know we know
  • knowledge we know we don't know
  • knowledge we don't know we don't know

If we didn't have those things we know then everything would be unknown.

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Humour | Thinking as in Think and Grow Rich | Thought Tweets

Why would a boss not enforce a company policy/rule?

by Rick Baker
On Jun 24, 2014

Here are some reasons:

  1. The boss does not know the company policy/rule.
  2. The boss does not remember the company policy/rule.
  3. The boss doesn't agree with the company policy/rule.
  4. The boss is a rebel at heart...believing rules are made to be broken.
  5. The boss feels too busy to deal with things like adherence to company policies/rules.
  6. The boss struggles when dealing with difficult situations.
  7. The boss lacks the self-confidence required to deal with difficult situations.
Have I missed any?

Does it bother you when bosses do not enforce your company's policies/rules?

Do you think company policies/rules are of Value?

It is getting far more difficult to run with the silent, hobbled majority.

by Rick Baker
On Jun 24, 2014

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Apathy has inertia. Apathy has always had inertia. However, in the past apathy faced much less distraction than it faces today.

In our 21st Century life, our apathy faces an intense barrage of information input: particularly, visual stimuli and audio stimuli. This intense barrage of information wraps itself tightly around our apathy...weakening...and at the same time making our apathy feel more comfortable.

Our apathy has been hobbled by information overload.

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Humour | Thought Tweets

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