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The Prison Of Thinking
Davis, Angela Y. (2016). Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement. Story behind the Passage To say it straight away — the passage above by Davis has little to do with the topic of my poem today. Still, the two came together today. I discussed Davis in a reading group today…
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Flour Science
Ashokkumar, Yogambal (2012). Textbook of Bakerey and Confectionery, 19. Story behind the Passage You might not believe it but there are some things I love doing without ever approaching or reflecting them theoretically. That has mostly been the case with baking. I started baking more “seriously” while living in the U.S. in 2007/2008. Since then,…
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Book Of The Week Good To Great Part Ii
Collins, Jim (2001). Good to Great: Why some companies make the leap and others don’t. Story behind the Book Choice There are days when I have no idea how on earth I could be so crazy as to start daily blog and a “Book of the Week” section. Just last week, I did not get through…
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The Business Koan
Miura, Isshu, and Ruth Fuller Sasaki (1965). The Zen Koan: Its History and Use in Rinzai Zen, 5. Story behind the Passage I am struggling with a business problem again that keeps coming back. And today, it hit me completely unexpectedly. Whenever I think of so many other things that seem to be three steps beyond…
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An Interview With The Perfect White T Shirt
Roetzel, Bernhard (1999). Der Gentleman: Handbuch der klassischen Herrenmode, 45. Story behind the Passage About a year ago, I met the founder of a great sustainable fashion company. The business produces exactly one product: the perfect white T-shirt for men — not as underwear, as depicted above in a guide on “classical men’s fashion” I bought several…
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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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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…
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Application Oriented Minds
Isaacson, Walter (2011). Steve Jobs, 35 Story behind the Passage This might be the third time that I am blogging about Steve Jobs’ biography but so it may be. I used the passage above in a presentation today. As I was putting it together, I became aware of the immense difference between “foundational research” and “application-oriented”…
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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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Sane Choices
Frankl, Viktor E. (2006/1959). Man’s Search for Meaning, 66. Story behind the Passage Before I say anything: Nobody in the “free world” nowadays has the right to compare his/her situation with the one of Viktor Frankl while he was in the concentration camp. So, I just want to make clear that anything I am going to…