"Notes" of An Elder

People want to belong to a dream, plan, or initiative that is bigger than their individual experiences.

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Nothing in life is of any value unless it is shared with others.

"Notes" of An Elder is a depository of pertinent information, knowledge and wisdom. Available weekly will be an elder's "thinking menu" for your use. Enjoy this bounty.

  • You can live your life in one or two ways: thinking people are bad until proven good or thinking they are good until proven bad.

  • "Diplomacy is the art of letting someone else have your way." — Daniele Varè

  • Once a person has helped you, they are more likely to help you again because refusing would mean they made a mistake the first time.

  • The more you shine a light on others, the more you get noticed yourself.

  • "The only mistake in life is the lesson not learned." — Albert Einstein

  • We cannot function as a democracy if people don't recognize the difference between fact and opinion.

  • Life will never conform to all of our desires. We will always be wrong about something.

  • Children are born to learn rather than to be taught.

Three Brains

  • Instinctive

  • Emotional

  • Logical

  • Every moment matters. The little things are the things.

  • Reading is fundamentally both a tool and a toy.

  • Choice puts your individuality into action.

  • People want to belong to a dream, plan, or initiative that is bigger than their individual experiences.

  • Self-management: Aligning your thoughts with your words and actions.

  • The best way to win is to take away the other person's strengths.

  • Every day, you're a clean and untouched sponge ready to soak in the world around you.

  • "The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there." —L.P. Hartley

  • Ignorance is bliss, but illusion is not.

Magic Question

When was the last time you did something perfect?