Intentional: How To Live, Love, Work and Play Meaningfully
David Amerland
Top 10 Best Quotes
“You can't be everything to everyone. At some point you need to make a choice of what truly matters to you and why.”
“Purpose gives meaning to action in the same way that structure gives meaning to data.”
“Attitude then is the lubricant that makes the imperfect fit of the complex system that is the individual work more smoothly with the complex system that is the world.”
“Narratives, stories, help create a deeper sense of shared identity. They generate meaning and foster cooperative actions through neurochemical correlates that kick into motion as the brain responds to the narrative and release elevated levels of oxytocin. Context fixes our sense of who we are in relation to where and when we are.”
“Introspection is painful. We are good at lying to ourselves. Being honest, even when it is just inside our head activates painful realizations and memories. It takes an enormous amount of energy to deal with all this. We usually tend to avoid it.”
“Goals without a sense of hope often fail to be reached. Hope without a set of goals materializes nothing of value. We need both for intentionality to function.”
“You, I, each one of us is the fundamental building block of the constructs we call, community, society, nation, world. Within that we also live a life, raise a family and conduct business. If we are not OK in our understanding, values and beliefs then our behavior will lead to issues that will overwhelm and destroy any system we put in place.”
“What is recognized to be character in an individual is usually called culture in an organization.”
“We are a product of evolution. Evolution is driven by survival not truth. In seeking truth we acknowledge that we need to do more than just survive in order to thrive.”
“Unconscious neural activity cannot be made conscious no matter how hard one tries. Part of ourselves is always hidden to us.”
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