The world is full of outsiders: students at university far from home, immigrants to a new country. Many American workers became outsiders when they quit their jobs in the Great Resignation. But because it was voluntary doesn't make it easy. Being an outsider can be lonely and difficult. Yet, there is little evidence that being an outsider creates long-term problems for happiness or lowers your chance of success. When people are thrust between places and cultures, they tend to develop strength, flexibility, and resiliency.

Being an Outsider


Many older theories of philosophy and psychiatry would predict difficult outcomes for outsiders and would recommend against being one if possible. Plato believed that acculturation, which is the psychological change that takes place when a person blends into an unfamiliar culture, was damaging to one's sense of self. This reasoning was continued by psychologists such as Abraham Maslow, Erik Erikson, and Carl Rogers. Outsiders often face particular hardships, like distrust by insiders. People at the margins of society often bear the brunt of hostility.

Difficulties outsiders face

Outsiders may suffer somewhat in the short term, but evidence shows that in the long run, being an outsider may be one of the best investments you will ever make, and you should embrace it, pain and all. <ul><li>A 2018 study showed that outsiders grow to be happier and more resilient than their peers and are less prone to age-related cognitive decline. </li><li>A 2012 review found being raised in at least two cultures leads to greater psychological and emotional well-being and higher social competence.</li><li>Outsiders further develop a superpower; they develop multiple cultural identities that they can use flexibly,</li></ul>

Outsiders do very well

<ul><li>Being an outsider is a feature, not a bug. When you are new in a group, you might view your unfamiliarity as a cost of doing business, but it is making you stronger and more resilient.</li><li>Find regular ways to be an outsider. Find opportunities to be on the margins; go to a new church, club or gym where you don't know anyone.</li><li>Make new friends with outsiders. It's a way to practice creating your own culture. Even if you aren't an outsider, you can learn these skills by joining those who are.</li></ul>

How to incorporate an outside ethos

Doing so may feel painful, but it’s one of the best investments you will ever make.

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Jeremy Silman is an International Master in Chess and a world class teacher, writer and a playey who has won the American Open and many other tournaments. This book deals with mainly the middle game part of a chess game where a player can win the game based on the position in the board. It requires not just thinking, but deep observations and calculations. Whereas capturing the opponent's king is the ultimate objective in chess, one should not neglect the minor details of the position of game at an instant that can make you won game winning or losing game into drawn one.

About The Author And The Book

Definition: Imbalance is any significant difference in the two respective positions (white side and black side) Main imbalances are<ul><li>Superior minor piece</li><li>Pawn structure</li><li>Space</li><li>Material</li><li>Control of a key file</li><li>Control of a hole/weak square</li><li>Lead in development</li><li>Initiative</li><li>King safety</li><li>Statics vs Dynamics</li></ul>

The Concept Of Imbalances

<ul><li>Imbalances are the roadmap that shows each side what to do. </li><li>It helps in planning</li><li>It helps in observing traps, threats and tactical themes. </li><li>Chess engines usually show the right moves and taking their help sometimes useful but they are fatel to improvement because they don't usually show why a move is right. </li></ul>

<ul><li>Knights (N) and Bishops (B) are the minor piece and have the same value of 3.</li><li>Knight requires support point by pawn or other pieces where it can safely land without being attacked by enemy pawn. It is short range piece so finding such a square to put it is important. </li><li>Knights gain in strength based on the ranks they stand. On 1st and 2nd rank, it is a defensive piece. On 3rd and 4th rank, it can defend and attack flexibly. On 5th and more on 6th rank, it attack the enemy pieces furiously. On 7th and 8th rank, it has less power and does tactical or search or destroy operation. </li></ul>

Superior Minor Pieces

<ul><li>Knights are the best blockaders as it doesn't lose its mobility when sitting in front of an enemy pawn. It is the only piece that can hop over other pieces.</li><li>Knights are short range pieces and Bishops are long range pieces. Knight requires at least 4 moves to stand on a square which is diagonally two squares away, bishop require only one move.</li><li>Knight can attack or defend both colored squares however bishop stuck on one color only.</li><li>Knight loves closed position and Bishop loves open position.</li><li>Bishop, outside the pawn chain and doing defensive or dynamic tasks, is the important piece. </li></ul>

<ul><li>Bishop, trapped behind its pawns is a tall-pawn, is unhelpful. </li><li>Changing pawn structure or moving even a pawn can affect the activities of the Bishop. Don't place pawn in front of it if not necessary. </li><li>The tall-pawn should be moved by moving the pawns or moving the Bishop out of the pawn chain or exchanging it with other minor piece. </li><li>Having Bishop vs knight situation, trading all other pieces to move into endgame helps as long range of Bishop outsmart the short range knight. </li><li>Bishop can restrict the knight on the rim by being 3 squares away horizontally or vertically. </li></ul>

<ul><li>In the endgame with all pawns on one side of the board, the Knight is superior for having access to both colors than the Bishop. </li><li>In a situation B + B vs B + N, trading one of the enemy Bishop to lead to B vs B or B vs N is more beneficial of the side having the knight. </li><li>N + N do not work well, exchanging them for N or B is beneficial. </li></ul>

<ul><li>An effective Rook needs an open file</li><li>Although it has 5 points, it is inferior to 3 points of Knight and Bishop when it is not in an open file. </li><li>The Rook strategy: creating a open or half open file, exerting pressure on the pawns or pieces on that half open file, fighting to dominate it, penetrating into the enemy position on them </li><li>Rook on 8th rank can do tactical or attacking actions, back rank mates. </li><li>Rook on 7th rank restricts the opponent king and targets all the undeveloped enemy pawns</li></ul>

Rooks

<ul><li>Depending on the position, material needs to be collected or rejected or sacrificed with out attaching fear or other emotions to it. </li><li>Material advantage can give an edge on middlegame and winning chances in endgame so a free pawn or piece should not be neglected if no direct attack in found. </li><li>Sacrificing material requires great courage, if you believe the position is correct to sacrifice some piece or even the queen, you should go for it. Don't fear, play like Tal. </li><li>Both gaining and sacrificing material are just an imbalance like the superior minor piece etc and should be assessed similarly. </li></ul>

Psychological Meandering

<ul><li>Never accept an enemy threats unless it is proved as dangerous. </li><li>Preventing a false threat is actually helping the enemy to win. </li><li>Always believe in your own position</li><li>Stick to your move and check if the move still work against enemy's threats</li><li>Analyse the possible loss of ignoring or preventing the threats</li><li>Don't waste moves</li><li>Instead of thinking "I missed it, I must be doomed" about a surprising move, think "How can I punish this? "</li></ul>

Mental Breakdown

<ul><li>Best attitude is "I will do what O want no matter what you say".</li><li>Don't fall for "I have to" mindset, don't be on autopilot or mechanical. Challenge it and let him know that the only agenda that's going to be pushed is yours. </li><li>Macho Chess is Jeremy Silman's style of saying "Initiative" which means pushing one's own agenda. </li><li>Grandmaster games can help to build this initiative. </li><li>A key position is the one where you sense that the correct move or plan will have a major impact on the game but the right move or plan isn't clear to you. </li></ul>

Macho Chess

<ul><li>Player with the large center has to defend it, if he can make it indestructible, then the center rules. </li><li>Lines that suit your personal comfort level, your style or that particular situation should be choosen. </li><li>Slowly improve your pawns and pieces until everything is optimally placed instead or attacking recklessly. </li><li>Before playing too quickly, Pay Attention. </li></ul>

States Of Chess Consciousness

Play against an isolated d-pawn<ul><li>Trade off all the minor pieces</li><li>Play for Q + R vs Q + R (better than Q + 2 R) since presence of Queens makes it far too dangerous for the defender's king to come forward and join in the defense of the pawn. </li><li>The rook blocks the isolated d pawn and the queen behind it stop the pawn to advance. </li></ul>Play against backward pawn<ul><li>Make sure the backward pawn remain backwards</li><li>Trade minor pieces and pile up with rooks and queen. </li></ul>Double isolated pawns and Triple isolated pawns are worse and can be blocked by single enemy pawn. Make king safe and create more weaknesses.

Weak Pawns

<ul><li>Allows Rook and Bishop to slide and dominate</li><li>Weak squares on 4th, 5th Or 6th rank allow a knight to outpost</li><li>Weak squares can be turned into artificial support point. </li><li>Chess is a team game, placing a piece on a square where it doesn't work with the rest of its army is a bad idea. Everyone should have one same goal. </li></ul>

Weak Squares

<ul><li>Active play at the center against the uncastled king is required. </li><li>Don't allow it to castle safely. </li><li>Bring more pieces to the battle area and penetrate. </li><li>Rip open more lines. </li></ul>

Dragging Down The Central Enemy King

Statics are long term pluses, positional factors. <ul><li>Holes</li><li>Weak pawns</li><li>Material deficit</li><li>Space</li></ul>Dynamics are short term, use them now or die factors. <ul><li>Active pieces</li><li>Attacking possibilities based on a vulnerable enemy king</li><li>Tactics</li></ul>It's critically important which factors the position wants. Transformation between imbalances are possible.

Statics Vs. Dynamics

Space is created by the expansion of pawns, the territory behind the most advanced pawn. Side with less space is passive. Playing for superior minor piece can be a useful for space gain. Side with more space should avoid unnecessary exchanges. To play against opponent's space advantage<ul><li>Exchange pieces </li><li>Use pawn breaks</li><li>Find weak squares created by pawn moves</li><li>Space gaining enemy pawn is the target</li><li>Don't wait until opponent grows the center</li><li>Create space in other sector of the board</li></ul>When center is closed, play has to be on the wings. Play on the side where you have more space or pawn chain point to.

Space

A static powerhouse and/or a dynamic game winner. A pawn majority's ultimate goal is creation of A passed pawn. A passed pawn, even A protected passed pawn can often turn out to be a serious disadvantage when<ul><li>It does not contribute to the main gameplay</li><li>A successful blockade reduces its power. </li><li>A weakness to be protected</li></ul>Passed pawn in K+P or K+Q endgame is usually winning. Side with the passed pawn should<ul><li>Exchange all the minor pieces</li><li>Leaving both sides with R+Q</li><li>Queen should remain to prevent opponent king from defending. </li></ul>Side playing against passed pawn should<ul><li>Create blockade</li><li>Active play of pieces</li></ul>

Passed Pawn

To face and fix weakness and create a temporary learning repertoire<ul><li>Choose openings that don't suit your style/temperament (Tactical player choosing positional openings) </li><li>Choose openings that focus your chess weakness</li><li>Vulnerable, insecure and mostly losing but ultimately learning from mistakes. </li></ul>Imbalances and general ideas from the openings need to be understood. For long term learning, choosing the openings based on own playing style matters the most.

Imbalance In Opening

High level chess demands the balance of tactics and positional skills. Making a plan<ul><li>On the part where you are stronger. </li><li>Activities of the pieces</li><li>2-3 move operations based on imbalances</li></ul>A grand plan is possible when<ul><li>Stronger side has A huge advantage and the defender is hard passed to stop opponent's intentions</li><li>Clearly defined strategic elements like good bishop vs bad bishop Or bad knight. </li></ul>Planning should not be based on personal decision or desires, it's what the position wants or the only way to play.

Appendix

<ol><li>Learn from tactical patterns</li><li>Create a basic opening repertoire</li><li>Positional play</li><li>The endgame</li><li>Learn from master games. </li></ol>

Creating A Study Program

For chess players, winning a game is everything. To win, one must checkmate the opponent king. But there are not always the opportunity to checkmate the king, instead there are positions whose intricate details can help him conquer the opponent. This book talks about those details that a beginner chess player can understand and an intermediate to expert level player can improve his ratings. 

How to Reassess Your Chess has long been considered a modern classic. This 4th edition takes Silman's groundbreaking concept of imbalances to a whole new level. Designed for players in the 1400 to 2100 rating range and for teachers looking for a ready-made chess curriculum, the author shares a mind-expanding journey that takes the reader through imbalance-basics, ensures that every detail of all the imbalances are mastered, and leaves the player/lover of chess with something he always wanted but never believed he could achieve: a master-level positional foundation. Hundreds of games brought to life by instruction-rich prose, and stories that offer humor while highlighting various lessons, vividly illustrate all the book's topics in a manner that's both personal and fun. Jeremy Silman is an International Master and a world-class teacher, writer, and player who has won the American Open, the National Open, and the U.S. Open.

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How to Reassess Your Chess has long been considered a modern classic. This 4th edition takes Silman's groundbreaking concept of imbalances to a whole new level. Designed for players in the 1400 to 2100 rating range and for teachers looking for a ready-made chess curriculum, the author shares a mind-expanding journey that takes the reader through imbalance-basics, ensures that every detail of all the imbalances are mastered, and leaves the player/lover of chess with something he always wanted but never believed he could achieve: a master-level positional foundation. Hundreds of games brought to life by instruction-rich prose, and stories that offer humor while highlighting various lessons, vividly illustrate all the book's topics in a manner that's both personal and fun. Jeremy Silman is an International Master and a world-class teacher, writer, and player who has won the American Open, the National Open, and the U.S. Open.

Jeremy Silman

How to Reassess Your Chess

“I guess, as long as I have life, all I can do is fight with all my might.”

Subaru Natsuki was just trying to get to the convenience store but wound up summoned to another world. He encounters the usual things--life-threatening situations, silver haired beauties, cat fairies--you know, normal stuff. All that would be bad enough, but he's also gained the most inconvenient magical ability of all--time travel, but he's got to die to use it. How do you repay someone who saved your life when all you can do is die?

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Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, Vol. 1 (light novel)

Being Zen is all about learning to live with ambiguity and paradoxes. Life is too complex to be understood using reason. The truth lies beyond words. But ...What if we didn’t need an explanation for everything?Zen Kōans, riddles that makes no sense, serve to help achieve a central tenet of Buddhism: letting go of binary thinking. Instead of focusing on right and wrong or black and white, kōans helped monks avoid clinging to answers or outcomes—because they lack them.

Zen & Paradoxes 

Desire creates pain in our lives. But living a life void of desire is equally, if not more, painful.

The Pain Paradox

The more intensely you desire something, the harder it seems to attain.If you don’t desire something with enough intensity, you never do what's required to attain it.

The Intensity Paradox

We desire comfort, security, and safety.But nothing we desire can be obtained without risk.

The Risk Paradox

We are driven by a desire for "more."When we get it, it's not enough.

The More Paradox

What we want changes over time.But our deepest desires - to be loved, to be validated - never change.

The Time Paradox

Life does not makes sense. Why do you even try? 

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The Paradoxes of Life

<ul><li>He was the last famous Stoic of the ancient world</li><li>He was known for his physical frailty, due to chronic health problems, but also for his exceptional resilience</li><li>He repeatedly told himself that the goal of his life is not pleasure but action</li><li>As a young emperor, Marcus was ridiculed as a snob and a bore because at gladiator games they could see that he was reading legal documents and discussing them with his advisors.</li></ul>

Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius

For Stoics, the highest good is to act consistently in accord with reason and virtue.What matters in life isn't what happens to us but how we respond to it. Philosophy is really a way of life, how we choose to act.

The Stoic Goal of Life

<ul><li>The Stoics were concerned that their speech should not only be honest and simple but also appropriate to the needs of the hearer.</li><li>Correcting someone else's vices requires considerable tact; it is like pointing out that they have bad breath.</li><li>Stoics wanted to describe events in plain and simple terms.</li><li>This requires two main things: Conciseness and Objectiveivity.</li></ul>

How to Speak Wisely

The Stoics divided the day into three stages: The Stoic morning meditation, Mindfulness throughout the day, and Stoic evening reflectionBy deeply reflecting on our values each day and attempting to describe them concisely, we can develop a clearer sense of direction.

How to Live by Your Values

<ul><li>Nothing lasts forever</li><li>Fear of death does us more harm than death itself because it turns us into cowards</li><li>Death merely returns us to Nature</li><li>To a man of wisdom, death should be among the least feared thing in life.</li></ul>

How to Prepare for Death

When doing what feels pleasurable becomes more important than doing what's actually good for us or our loved ones... that's a recipe for disaster.Evaluate your habits and desires in terms of the bigger picture: how much do these pursuits actually contribute to your long-term happiness or sense of fulfillment in life?

How to Conquer Desire

Pain is just a sensation, in other words; what matters is how we choose to respond to it.Tell yourself that the pain won’t last long if it’s severe or that you’re capable of enduring much worse if the pain is chronic.

How to Tolerate Pain

Premeditation of adversity can be useful in confronting anger and other negative emotions, but its techniques are particularly suited to treat fear and anxiety.Fear is essentially a future-focused emotion, so it’s natural that we should counter it by addressing our thoughts concerning the future.

How to Relinquish Fear

<ul><li>The main antidote to anger for Marcus is the Stoic virtue of kindness.</li><li>If someone hates you, that's their problem. Your only concern is to avoid doing anything to deserve being hated.</li><li>Nothing lasts forever. If events will seem trivial in the future when we look back on them, then why should we care strongly about them now?</li></ul>

How to Conquer Anger

<ul><li>The Stoics wanted to develop a healthy sense of gratitude in life, unspoiled by attachment.</li><li>They practiced calmly imagining change and loss, like a river gently flowing past, carrying things away.</li><li>Don't fight what happens but try to accept and even embrace it.</li></ul>

How to Accept One's Fate

"This book is a wonderful introduction to one of history's greatest figures: Marcus Aurelius. His life and this book are a clear guide for those facing adversity, seeking tranquility and pursuing excellence." —Ryan Holiday, bestselling author of The Obstacle is the Way and The Daily Stoic The life-changing principles of Stoicism taught through the story of its most famous proponent. Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius was the last famous Stoic philosopher of the ancient world. The Meditations, his personal journal, survives to this day as one of the most loved self-help and spiritual classics of all time. In How to Think Like a Roman Emperor, cognitive psychotherapist Donald Robertson weaves the life and philosophy of Marcus Aurelius together seamlessly to provide a compelling modern-day guide to the Stoic wisdom followed by countless individuals throughout the centuries as a path to achieving greater fulfillment and emotional resilience. How to Think Like a Roman Emperor takes readers on a transformative journey along with Marcus, following his progress from a young noble at the court of Hadrian—taken under the wing of some of the finest philosophers of his day—through to his reign as emperor of Rome at the height of its power. Robertson shows how Marcus used philosophical doctrines and therapeutic practices to build emotional resilience and endure tremendous adversity, and guides readers through applying the same methods to their own lives. Combining remarkable stories from Marcus’s life with insights from modern psychology and the enduring wisdom of his philosophy, How to Think Like a Roman Emperor puts a human face on Stoicism and offers a timeless and essential guide to handling the ethical and psychological challenges we face today.

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"This book is a wonderful introduction to one of history's greatest figures: Marcus Aurelius. His life and this book are a clear guide for those facing adversity, seeking tranquility and pursuing excellence." —Ryan Holiday, bestselling author of The Obstacle is the Way and The Daily Stoic The life-changing principles of Stoicism taught through the story of its most famous proponent. Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius was the last famous Stoic philosopher of the ancient world. The Meditations, his personal journal, survives to this day as one of the most loved self-help and spiritual classics of all time. In How to Think Like a Roman Emperor, cognitive psychotherapist Donald Robertson weaves the life and philosophy of Marcus Aurelius together seamlessly to provide a compelling modern-day guide to the Stoic wisdom followed by countless individuals throughout the centuries as a path to achieving greater fulfillment and emotional resilience. How to Think Like a Roman Emperor takes readers on a transformative journey along with Marcus, following his progress from a young noble at the court of Hadrian—taken under the wing of some of the finest philosophers of his day—through to his reign as emperor of Rome at the height of its power. Robertson shows how Marcus used philosophical doctrines and therapeutic practices to build emotional resilience and endure tremendous adversity, and guides readers through applying the same methods to their own lives. Combining remarkable stories from Marcus’s life with insights from modern psychology and the enduring wisdom of his philosophy, How to Think Like a Roman Emperor puts a human face on Stoicism and offers a timeless and essential guide to handling the ethical and psychological challenges we face today.

Author of books on philosophy and psychotherapy, including Stoicism and the Art of Happiness, How to Think Like a Roman Emperor, and the graphic novel Verissimus. I'm a philosopher and psychotherapist with a special interest in Stoicism and CBT. I was born in Scotland, but now live in Canada and Greece. 

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How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius

"When people look up to you, you don’t get too be selfish"

Arcane is one my favorite series and i never played league of legends

Unlock the mysteries and magic within League of Legends, one of the world's most popular video games, in this encyclopedic and collectible companion book that explores the game's epic lore. Embark on a journey through the realms of Runeterra in this first-ever collectible companion book, published to celebrate the game's tenth anniversary. Spanning the farthest reaches of this universe and venturing into uncharted territory, this encyclopedic compendium connects players to the rich storytelling that inspires all the action. Inside, you'll find: An expedition through eleven regions, chronicling conflicts, entrenched rivalries, and covert alliances Hundreds of illustrations, including never-before-seen maps and artwork Insights into the heroes, flora, fauna, architecture, politics, and technologies from all corners of this world Original narratives that bring the cultures of Runeterra to life League of Legends is an online game played by millions of people around the world, offering endless engagement with an expanding roster of champions, frequent updates, and a thriving esports scene. This volume is an essential reference for fans everywhere.

Unlock the mysteries and magic within League of Legends, one of the world's most popular video games, in this encyclopedic and collectible companion book that explores the game's epic lore. Embark on a journey through the realms of Runeterra in this first-ever collectible companion book, published to celebrate the game's tenth anniversary. Spanning the farthest reaches of this universe and venturing into uncharted territory, this encyclopedic compendium connects players to the rich storytelling that inspires all the action. Inside, you'll find:<ul><li>An expedition through eleven regions, chronicling conflicts, entrenched rivalries, and covert alliances</li><li>Hundreds of illustrations, including never-before-seen maps and artwork</li><li>Insights into the heroes, flora, fauna, architecture, politics, and technologies from all corners of this world</li><li>Original narratives that bring the cultures of Runeterra to life</li></ul>League of Legends is an online game played by millions of people around the world, offering endless engagement with an expanding roster of champions, frequent updates, and a thriving esports scene. This volume is an essential reference for fans everywhere.

Riot Games is an accomplished writer whose work has resonated with readers around the world. Riot Games has published several books that explore a range of topics, from fiction to nonfiction, and has received critical acclaim for the ability to weave compelling narratives. Riot Games's writing style is known for its depth and authenticity, and has earned quite a loyal following of readers.

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Thinking for ourselves is still seen as quite a radical act. Traditionally, most of our societies have not created the conditions for us to think for ourselves. Many of us are therefore profoundly unsettled when confronted with the simple question: ‘What do you really think?’ The quality of actions depends first on the quality of the thinking behind them.

Everything We Do Depends on The Thinking We Do First

How we give others our attention, listen, and say that ‘you matter’, directly correlates to the thinking quality of the person sitting in front of us. The ‘mind that holds the problem also holds the solution’. You help cultivate this solution discovery through the quality of your attention and listening presence. Focus on setting up the conditions for the person to think for themselves; to access their own ideas and solutions.

The Quality of A Person’s Attention Determines the Quality of Other People’s Thinking

Attention, Equality, Ease, Appreciation, Encouragement, Feelings, Information, Difference, Incisive Questions, Place.These components can be used both at the organisational (‘The Thinking Organisation’) and at the individual level (‘The Thinking Partnership’). All ten are important, but even just using one component will dramatically improve the quality of someone’s thinking.

The Ten Components of ‘The Thinking Environment’

Attention, the act of listening with palatable respect and fascination, is the key to a Thinking Environment. Listening of this calibre is enzymatic. When you are listening to someone, much of the quality of what you are hearing is your effect on them.

When you interrupt or finish someone else’s sentence you are saying that either your words will be better (or that you know their words) and that they cannot finish their own sentence. Let others do and finish their own thinking, let them formulate their thoughts, let the words be their words.

Allow Others to Speak Fully

Create meeting structures where everyone has a turn to speak, knowing they will not be interrupted. In a Thinking Environment, everyone is a thinking equal, regardless of hierarchy, giving everyone a turn increases the intelligence of the group and will save time in the long run.

Take Turns

Being able to craft an incisive question can free up more thinking and thought.A few brilliant ones for leaders to ask themselves:If I were to be my real self in leadership, what would I do differently?What is limiting my leadership? If I were to assume something more liberating, what would change?As well as to ask their team:How would your work have to change for it to be exactly right for you?If you were not holding back, what would you be doing?What do we already know now that we are going to find out in a year?

Listen to Surface Any Assumptions and Ask Incisive Questions

Take time to appreciate those around you. A 5:1 appreciation to criticism ratio helps people to think for themselves. For example, at the end of meetings to take time to say one quality you respect of the person to your right (nowadays the next person on your virtual meeting screen!). Often we are quick to criticise, but actually, our thinking improves when we are in the presence of concrete appreciation.

Appreciate

Time to Think by Nancy Kline helps you build a Thinking Environment.

Most people think they listen well, but they rarely do - not at this level. Listening this way is a radical act. The power of effective listening is recognised as the essential tool of good management. In this book, Nancy Kline describes how we can achieve this, and presents a step-by-step guide that can be used in any situation. Whether you want to have more productive meetings, solve business problems, create bold strategies, or build stronger relationships, this book offers you a new world of possibilities. From blue chip companies developing high-powered teams to individuals seeking personal growth, a Thinking Environment has come to mean transformation of the highest quality.

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Most people think they listen well, but they rarely do - not at this level. Listening this way is a radical act. The power of effective listening is recognised as the essential tool of good management. In this book, Nancy Kline describes how we can achieve this, and presents a step-by-step guide that can be used in any situation. Whether you want to have more productive meetings, solve business problems, create bold strategies, or build stronger relationships, this book offers you a new world of possibilities. From blue chip companies developing high-powered teams to individuals seeking personal growth, a Thinking Environment has come to mean transformation of the highest quality.

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Time to Think

“Power comes in response to a need, not a desire.”Goku

Desire brings no power

Goku and friends battle intergalactic evil in the greatest action-adventure-fantasy-comedy-fighting series ever! The Dragon Ball Complete Box Set contains all 16 volumes of the original manga that kicked off the global phenomenon. Also includes an exclusive double-sided poster and collector’s booklet featuring fun Dragon Ball trivia and guides as well as an interview with its legendary creator. Legend has it that if all seven of the precious orbs called “Dragon Balls” are gathered together, an incredibly powerful dragon god will appear to grant one wish. Unfortunately, the orbs are scattered across the world, making them extremely difficult to collect. Enter 16-year-old Bulma, a scientific genius who has constructed a radar to detect the exact locations of the Dragon Balls. She’s on a mission to find all seven orbs, but first she must convince young Son Goku to join her on her quest. With a monkey tail, superhuman strength and a magic staff for a weapon, Son Goku is ready to set out on the adventure of a lifetime…

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Goku and friends battle intergalactic evil in the greatest action-adventure-fantasy-comedy-fighting series ever! The Dragon Ball Complete Box Set contains all 16 volumes of the original manga that kicked off the global phenomenon. Also includes an exclusive double-sided poster and collector’s booklet featuring fun Dragon Ball trivia and guides as well as an interview with its legendary creator. Legend has it that if all seven of the precious orbs called “Dragon Balls” are gathered together, an incredibly powerful dragon god will appear to grant one wish. Unfortunately, the orbs are scattered across the world, making them extremely difficult to collect. Enter 16-year-old Bulma, a scientific genius who has constructed a radar to detect the exact locations of the Dragon Balls. She’s on a mission to find all seven orbs, but first she must convince young Son Goku to join her on her quest. With a monkey tail, superhuman strength and a magic staff for a weapon, Son Goku is ready to set out on the adventure of a lifetime…

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She is one of the most influential philosophers in Athens, and was forced to leave her home in Miletus, now in modern-day Turkey, and found refuge in Athens.Opened a salon where thinkers of the day gathered to discuss philosophy and current events and taught rhetoric to young girls in Athens.

Aspasia: The Little-Known Female Philosopher

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<li>Turning challenges into opportunities: She seized the freedom to design her life outside of traditional expectations, hosting her private salons and building her very own school for young girls.</li>
<li>Delighting in debate: She embraced debate as a powerful learning tool.</li>
<li>Establishing a knowledge-sharing hub: Her logic, debating skills, conversation, and eloquent speech attracted not only fellow philosophers but also artists and scientists, and her followers and supporters held significant positions of power in Athens.</li>
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Aspasia’s Thinking Strategies

<ul><li>Embrace challenges and defy societal expectations</li><li>Develop your power of persuasion</li><li>Create or join a learning community</li><li>Use your outsider status to defy expectations about what women can accomplish</li><li>Be open-minded to new ideas and fresh perspectives</li></ul>

How To Think Like Aspasia

Aspasia, a little-known female philosopher with the gift of persuasion, is rarely mentioned in history books. However, she was one of the most influential philosophical figures in Athens.

Aspasia: the power of debate and collective learning

Simone de Beauvoir, born in 1908, was an influential writer, feminist, social theorist and philosopher. She is known for her 1949 book, The Second Sex, which changed the way society at large thinks about the role of women. Beauvoir authored the Manifesto of the 343, which set the stage for legalising birth control and abortion in France. Beauvoir was also deeply engaged in politics and one of the original editors of the left-wing French publication Les Temps Modernes.

Simone de Beauvoir

<ul><li>Challenging the status quo. Beauvoir challenged societal expectations of women. As a secondary school teacher, she was fired from multiple jobs for teaching about feminism, morally corrupting the youth.</li><li>Embracing ambiguity. Beauvoir published the book Ethics of Ambiguity. Instead of focusing on one perspective, she recognised that social problems result from systemic and individual issues.</li><li>Celebrating intellectualism. Beauvoir embraced the intellectual quest of deriving knowledge from reason.</li></ul>

Simone de Beauvoir’s thinking strategies

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<li>What are topics you are passionate about? What areas would you like to contribute to changing minds and fostering innovation?</li>
<li>Write down public engagement skills you are comfortable with, such as writing, speaking, teaching, organising, and consider how you can use them to support causes.</li>
<li>Get more comfortable with ambiguity. Beauvoir wrote about ethics in ambiguous situations and balanced arguments in her work. </li>
<li>Practice inclusive thinking. Beauvoir always included the voices of people who were often excluded from intellectual conversations.</li>
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How to think like Simone de Beauvoir

Simone de Beauvoir was an influential writer, feminist, social theorist, and philosopher. She is best known for her book "The Second Sex" which upended traditional notions of the role of women in society.

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