Among my to-do list tasks for this week was an item to read several short, business-related book summaries I had tucked aside. I just completed reading them, sharing the final one with my team from work because of its content and relevance to what we do. Such summaries from getabstract allow me to quickly preview …
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Leap Year Lesson #151: Repetition Can Be a Good Thing
We usually don't associate repetition with things that are exciting and that we look forward to. In fact, we more readily associate repetition with boring tasks. Yet, there are several circumstances that come to mind where repetition can be enjoyable and beneficial. For example, this morning my granddaughter wanted to sit in my lap and …
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Leap Year Lesson #113: There Is Always Someone Wiser Than You
I’m writing this post from somewhere over Russia. It will take a while to process all that I have experienced these past eight days in China. I’m not sure how this experience will impact my future, my values, my hopes and dreams, my perspective on world affairs, or my faith and the practice of it. …
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Leap Year Lesson #111: Learning Another Language Is Good For You
After periodic perusing of a Mandarin-English dictionary/reference the last couple of weeks, I had an “ah-ha” moment today while reading more about Mandarin. In spite of the thousands of characters in the language, there are still some common aspects of the English language not included in Mandarin. For example, there are no definite articles like …
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Leap Year Lesson #100: Ignorance Is Not Bliss
You've perhaps heard the statement: "to someone with a hammer, every problem looks like a nail." We use the tools available and familiar to us to tackle problems, whether they are the best tools for the job or not. While the statement can be interpreted positively or negatively, isn't it better to expose ourselves to …
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