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Book Of The Week Profit From The Positive
Greenberg, Margaret, and Senia Maymin (2013). profit from the positive: Proven Leadership Strategies to Boost Productivity. Story behind the Book Choice On some Sundays, I just know that I cannot make it through an entire novel or biography. This is when I choose non-fiction, particularly management and leadership literature. I still read the entire book — which…
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Scouts
West, James E., and William Hillcourt (1944). Scout Field Book, 371. Story behind the Passage This morning when I walked the dog, I heard the boy scouts sing. They are camping in the neighborhood. For hours afterwards, I had this earworm in my mind. Here is the refrain of the song: Ich bin ein gemeiner, zerlumpter…
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Better Than A Lemonade Stand Maybe
Bernstein, Daryl (2012). Better Than a Lemonade Stand: Small Business Ideas for Kids, v. Story behind the Passage Today I had a meeting with people who have nothing to do with business. And I really mean nothing. The reason why I am stressing this so much is because it actually hit me quite late that they…
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Intellectual Trouble
Butler, Judith (1999/1990). Feminism and the Subversion of Identity, xi. Story behind the Passage Today in our feminist philosophy reading circle we read Butler’s Gender Trouble. We did not read it because I like reading Butler. Whenever you do something on gender ‘anything’ you still have to include her. Of course, this is bullshit. Nobody…
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Projection
Thun, Schulz von (2002). Miteinander Reden 1: Störungen und Klärungen. Allgemeine Psychologie der Kommunikation, 176. Story behind the Passage Asking questions is what people do who do not pursue any purpose. They ask because they know that the questions will lead somewhere. It only works if you really have no intention of getting anywhere in…
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Editorial Wer Was Zu Sagen Hat Wartet Nicht
Editorial: Wer was zu sagen hat, wartet nicht! Heute startet das neue Magazin für die Macher unter den Denkern Liebe Leser/innen, seit über einem Jahr haben diverse Hochschulzeitschriften Interesse an einem Artikel zur Anwendungsorientierung von mir. Diesen hatte ich nur wenige Wochen nach Erscheinen eines Papiers des Wissenschaftsrates zum Thema “Anwendungsorientierung in der Forschung” geschrieben, just…
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James Bond
Benson, Raymond, Neal Purvis, and Robert Wade (1999). The World Is Not Enough (James Bond), 23. Story behind the Passage Today they are showing James Bond “The World Is Not Enough” on television. That is the story behind the passage. But the reason why I am picking it up is because I know a man who…
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Justice Matters
Spiesser, Ronja Serena (2013). Und in fünf Jahrenhabe ich Recht: Was man wissen muss, bevor man Jura studiert, 21. Story behind the Passage There is one particular trait that characterizes some people: they are crazy about justice. Some of them become lawyers and this is where they have to learn that “being right and being…
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Reading And Writing
Al-Khalili, Jim (2010). Im Haus der Weisheit: Die arabischen Wissenschaften als Fundament unserer Kultur, 396. Story behind the Passage Did you ever wonder why we usually say “children learn to read and write” in school? We do not say “write and read.” And the reason for this is very easy: reading comes first. It has taken…
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Naming Happiness
Friedan, Betty (1997/1963). The Feminine Mystique. Story behind the Passage In one of my reading circles, we discussed Betty Friedan’s Feminine Mystique today. So, that is a straightforward story behind today’s choice, right? The thing that I thought about most while preparing the text is the issue of naming. Obviously, Friedan has become known as…