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Tag Archives: consequences
Decisions and Consequences
The book Boundaries talks a lot about consequences. One of the points it makes that has stuck with me for several years now is that when you prevent someone from receiving their natural consequences, those consequences instead fall onto you. … Continue reading
Posted in Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged boundaries, consequences, decisions, Decisions and Consequences, dog, lessons, responsibility, Sawyer
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Risk
Is it acceptable to put another person at risk of harm without their permission? If so, what type of harm, what degree of risk, in what situations, how often, and why? If not, why not, and how might that force … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other
Tagged behavior, cars, consequences, decisions, driving, flight, planes, risk, risks
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Black Swans and Unintended Consequences
Within the past few years, I learned of the term “black swans”. Black swans are things that never even cross your mind as possibilities until after they happen. The term came from back when all swans were thought to be … Continue reading
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Tagged black swans, Black Swans and Unintended Consequences, blind spots, consequences, inner peace, intentions, peace, self-awareness, uncertainty, variables
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Separation and Oneness
Sometimes I get disheartened by the small acts of cruelty or indifference that I see on a regular basis. Whether it’s drivers cutting each other off or not letting each other merge, customers being rude to servers, people who consistently … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Getting Along with Each Other, Humanitarian Things, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged consequences, cruelty, indifference, kindness, oneness, separateness, Separation and Oneness, suffering, understanding, unity
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Unintended Consequences
There are consequences for everything you decide to do (and everything you refrain from doing). Some of those consequences are unintended and can’t be easily foreseen or protected against. People may react differently to your proposal than you thought they … Continue reading
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Tagged consequences, ideas, plans, problems, solutions, Unintended Consequences
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Some of My Thoughts on Discipline
I’ve been thinking about discipline lately and the way I see it, discipline has to come from within. You might be able to force someone to do something but once you’re no longer around, will they keep doing it? If … Continue reading
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The Daily Stoic: “What’s on Your Tombstone?”
I always enjoy finding places where two or more books I’ve read overlap. This entry from The Daily Stoic fits together nicely with Stephen Covey’s recommendation in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People to begin with the end in … Continue reading
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Tagged accomplishment, Aleksander Solzhenitsyn, Begin with the End in Mind, consequences, costs, death, gravestone, life, Seneca, Stephen Covey, success, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, The Daily Stoic, The Daily Stoic: Whats on Your Tombstone?, tombstone
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Consequences
In Boundaries, Henry Cloud and John Townsend talk a lot about consequences as a way to learn. Much of what they explore in the book has to do with the negative effects that arise when people don’t experience the consequences … Continue reading
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Tagged consequences, help, Henry Cloud, John Townsend, learning, teaching
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Accepting My Past Self
When I think about things in my life that I either regret doing or wish I had done, I tend to be quite hard on myself. I often think (and sometimes even say) that I used to be a terrible … Continue reading
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Tagged Accepting My Past Self, consequences, doing my best, lessons, progress, self-acceptance
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