Lay down your weapons of violence

5 January 2025 | Provocations

I found myself sharing the proposition that ‘busyness is a form of violence’ with one of my wonderfully capable and high-achieving coachees last week.  It’s a paraphrase of Thomas Merton, that unobtrusive but searing observer of modern life.   As...

Napping

17 December 2024 | Provocations

Don’t knock it if you haven’t tried it.  Here’s my nap challenge for you and endorsed by many of my coachees and the Sleep Foundation. Set a timer for 15 minutes. Find somewhere really comfy to nap (a first aid room in an office, a bed or sofa or even a ZapNap). Put...

In arguments both people endlessly repeat their positions, over and over. It saves a lot of time if you restate the other’s position.

Eugene Gendlin, 1978

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