Don't be so quick to judge. Better yet, try not to judge at all. This is a short story about non-judgement. I've heard iterations of this story, but I most recently came across it in Eckhart Tolle's book A New Earth. A Simple Story about Non-Judgement "This is illustrated in the story of a wise man who won an expensive car in a lottery. His family and friends were very happy for him and came to celebrate. 'Isn't it great!' they said. 'You are so lucky.' The man smiled and said … [Read more...]
The Secret of Productivity is a VERY BIG Waste Paper Basket
A True Essentialist • I recently finished Greg McKeown's book Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less (book summary here). Like most great books, I have a ton of underlines, highlights, and notes. However, there are usually one or two stories that stand out above the rest. In this case, McKeown's story about Peter Drucker stayed with me long after I finished the book. It certainly gave insight into how he uses his 24 hours per day. "Peter Drucker believed that 'people are … [Read more...]
“Then what?” The Story of the Tourist and the Fisherman
The Origin of the Fisherman Story • After reading the story of "The Mexican Fisherman" in Erin Loechner's book Chasing Slow, I did some quick Google searching to try to find the author and when it was originally published. Interestingly, it doesn't seem to pop up in Google search results until February 1, 2001. After some deeper investigative work, it looks like the original story was written by German writer Heinrich Böll in "Anekdote zur Senkung der Arbeitsmoral" ("Anecdote concerning the … [Read more...]