Kategorie: Allgemein
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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…
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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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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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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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Oratory
Diggins, John Patrick (1989). The Proud Decades: America in War and Peace, 1941–1960, 292. Story behind the Passage Today I gave a talk at a conference together with a dear colleague of mine. I just had five minutes or so — but I used them. I had no idea what I was going to say beforehand. And…
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Mirrors
Plath, Sylvia (1971/1961). “Mirror.” Story behind the Passage It is very easy to explain again how this topic and the poem made it to my blog today. In the past days, I heard the term “mirror” at least five times from three different people in many different contexts. The thing is, I am getting sick…
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Existentialist Freedom
Beauvoir, Simone de (2009/1949). The Second Sex, 37. Story behind the Passage Today in my Feminist reading circle, we discussed Simone de Beauvoir’s Second Sex. I never read the whole thing before but as soon as I started reading the first chapters again in preparation for the course, I immediately felt catapulted back to the time…
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Overacademization And Ph D Titles
Keller, Morton, and Phyllis Keller (2001). Making Harvard Modern: The Rise of America’s University. Story behind the Passage Today in the morning, I received breaking news on my cell phone that went: “Minister for Family Affirs resigns from office.” This is not the first time that this happens to a leading politician. We have been…
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Processes Like Zippers
Paksoy, Turan et al., eds. (2019). Lean and Green Supply Chain Management: Optimization Models and Algorithms. Story behind the Passage Somehow, the past always comes back to you. Or maybe you make it come back. Whatever you believe in — it does not matter. Just enjoy whatever life allows you to encounter. And for me, this currently…
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Feeling Ready
Lelord, François (2010). Hector and the Search for Happiness. Story behind the Passage First, you discover that happiness is the thing you experience every day while you keep looking for it. Then you discover that everything you do to make you happy depends on the stories you tell yourself about yourself. As soon as you…