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The theory of relativity is founded on empathy.
Not empathy in the ordinary emotional sense; empathy in a rigorous scientific sense. The crucial idea is to imagine how things would appear to someone who's moving in a different way than you are. » Steven Strogatz'
The Great Mental Models Volume 2
Shane Parrish and Rhiannon Beaubien
People often unconsciously search for a mate who has traits their parents had. Those familiar traits, both positive and negative, help the relationship feel comfortable and provide an opportunity for people to heal emotional and psychological damage they experienced in childhood. But by picking the same type of person, they also can be chronically reinjured.
Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
Inger Burnett-Zeigler
Brian decided that Joe had probably not been terribly open to their suggestions. He went on. “Okay, in addition to being on time, I want everyone here to start measuring what you're doing. I believe in the old saying that if you can't measure something, you can't improve it.”
The Truth About Employee Engagement
Patrick M. Lencioni
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