The calendar has flipped. The slate is clean. There is a specific kind of magic that hangs in the air on New Year’s Day, a feeling that the mistakes of the past year are behind us and that anything is possible in the next twelve months. But let’s be honest with each other. We have…
Read moreIn 1968, when the Apollo 8 astronauts rounded the dark side of the Moon and saw the Earth rising as a fragile, blue marble suspended in the vast, suffocating blackness, they experienced a cognitive shift that psychologists later termed the Overview Effect. Suddenly, national borders vanished. Political conflicts seemed petty. The fragility of the “system”…
Read moreIn the modern business world, we are often bombarded with buzzwords: “Hustle Culture,” “Growth Mindset,” and “Disruptive Innovation.” We look to Silicon Valley for the blueprints of success, studying the biographies of Musk, Bezos, and Jobs. Indeed, there is much to learn from the West, but we often overlook a profound framework for leadership and…
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