“This is the city and I am one of the citizens, whatever interests the rest interests me.” This is a line from Walt Whitman's Song of Myself. It caught my attention for the worldview it includes. If only we were all so curious and interested in 'other', in wrapping difference into our own. I'm … [Read more...] about “This is the city and I am one of the citizens …" (Walt Whitman)
"In the grand scheme of things we're all pretty much blind & deaf"
Image & text from Abstruse Goose This image pretty much says it all. We can't take it all in. Not even close. Our screen, our radar, is highly selective. Beyond what we can see, we see what we want to see. Likewise beyond what we can hear, we hear what we want to hear. Add the effects of … [Read more...] about "In the grand scheme of things we're all pretty much blind & deaf"
Training & development learning well December blog post round up
If you didn't catch all the posts last month simply peruse & click what's below. Here's the Rock.Paper.Scissors' monthly training & development round up for the month of December. Learn well in the training & development learning well. Dive deep into the learning well or take a small … [Read more...] about Training & development learning well December blog post round up
Which way does your watch hand point? For a novel perspective on time, how about uphill
My good friend & colleague Melanda Schmid sent me a fascinating article about how time, for a tribe from Papua New Guinea, flows uphill. Yes, that's uphill. Once thought to be universal, this "embodied cognition of time" is in fact strictly cultural. Over the past decade, encounters with … [Read more...] about Which way does your watch hand point? For a novel perspective on time, how about uphill
The culprit in plain view – imagine a world where we couldn't hide who we are.
Sometimes conflict or misunderstanding happens because we pretend to be something we're not, we posture, we hide how we feel or what we think. And then there are times when it's obvious who and what we are. Ain't no messing about. Can't be hid for trying. Who we are is in plain view. Plain … [Read more...] about The culprit in plain view – imagine a world where we couldn't hide who we are.
Training & development learning well November blog post round up
If you didn't catch all the posts this month simply peruse & click what's below. Here's the Rock.Paper.Scissors' monthly training & development round up for the month of November. Learn well in the training & development learning well. Dive deep into the learning well or take a small … [Read more...] about Training & development learning well November blog post round up
Talking snakes tell us loads about perspective & our worldview
I love this Speedbump comic because it so elegantly points out how one person's perspective can seem 'normal, natural and right' and yet that very same perspective can seem 'abnormal, unnatural and wrong' to someone else. Like religion. Like politics. Like Life Lenses®. To a carrot Life Lens®, … [Read more...] about Talking snakes tell us loads about perspective & our worldview
People who say they sleep like a baby don't have one
I passed this sign driving out to visit my brother & nephew a while back. I laughed so hard, I turned around, drove back & took a picture. Perspective - it's a tricky thing. We think our worldview is shared by everyone. We unconsciously assume everyone looks at the world through the … [Read more...] about People who say they sleep like a baby don't have one
A creative kid's take on a mouth – a cool perspective
My kid loves to draw. He'll often pick up a pencil & sketch. As a result I find all sorts of interesting drawings around the house. Like the one above. I love how he made a mouth out of nothing. Literally. He ripped the paper to make the figure's mouth. He's got a knack for finding a new … [Read more...] about A creative kid's take on a mouth – a cool perspective
Training & development learning well October blog post round up
If you didn't catch all the posts this month simply peruse & click what's below. Here's the Rock.Paper.Scissors' monthly training & development round up for the month of October. Learn well in the training & development learning well. Dive deep into the learning well or take a small … [Read more...] about Training & development learning well October blog post round up
What's odd about these oddfellows?
I picked up this postcard from the same-named restaurant when I was out with some good pals in Seattle. Do you think these fellows are odd? How do you think they'd view you? It's all a matter of perspective. What's one person's trash is another's treasure. What's normal to you may be off the scale … [Read more...] about What's odd about these oddfellows?
What's your problem? Much ado about everything
'No man thinks there is much ado about nothing when the ado is about himself.' Anthony Trollope (1815-82), Victorian novelist And with that one short phrase we have an incisive look into the human condition. When something is an issue for us, we believe it's an issue for everyone. When … [Read more...] about What's your problem? Much ado about everything
