It's conventional to admire the creator of novel work—the ground-breaking innovator. In fact, much value is added in the interpretation of new ideas for familiar situations. And that's an art …
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Discerning patterns, seeing what’s going on
Have you ever noticed...? If you can just faintly hear some music being played in a noisy place... If you know the piece of music, you can make it out, whereas if you don’t, you can’t. It’s just part …
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Fairness—does that mean equality or proportionality?
In relationships of whatever kind, there's potential for getting in a muddle over this: By "fair," do we mean "equal" or do we mean "in proportion?" This is a key distinction in moral psychology …
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Stating the position or actually addressing the issue?
It could be that I'm noticing this more for reasons that are particular to me. That said... It seems to have become more and more common for representatives of some corporate bodies and local and …
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Courteous co-operation and single track roads
Sometimes revisiting a simpler way of life reminds us of important things: Take single track roads with passing places, for example... (We have these in Scotland, especially on the islands, but maybe …
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How direct can we / should we / must we be?
It depends, of course... ...on the situation, our formal role within it (if any), our personal power or authority in the specific circumstances, the personalities of other people involved, and what …
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