The Persuasive Power of Uncertainty

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April 9, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty: not knowing what comes next. - Ursula Le Guin - The Persuasive Power of Uncertainty "When we started this research, we had the same hypothesis that a lot of people would have, that being more certain would be generally better when you're trying to persuade somebody or convince somebody to do something. And so, we were originally thinking expressing confidence or certainty might be a solution for people who lack credibility to gain influence. And so, we did some studies to look into that possibility, and found that, in fact, under some conditions it was having the exact opposite effect, that expressing certainty was backfiring rather than giving you a persuasive advantage." Zak Tormola of Stanford's Business School shares more { read more } Be The Change This short passage relates a Zen parable on "Embracing the Mystery of Uncertainy". { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The 8 Core Beliefs of Extraordinary Bosses Six Ways To Empower Others 5 Books to Inspire Innovation How To Respond to Failure It's More Important to Be Kind Than Clever Take Your Life Back How To Build A Beautiful Company Ways to Connect More Deeply DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 126,816 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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The Difference Between Listening & Hearing

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April 8, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace The first duty of love is to listen. - Paul Tillich - The Difference Between Listening & Hearing "There is a difference, strong but not always noted, between listening and hearing. You hear the pneumatic drill, though you would rather not listen. You listen for your children's voices in the playground, but you can't always hear them. In urban environments, there's usually a surplus of sound -- so much, in fact, that it often becomes difficult to hear anything at all. But if we become too good at filtering things, have we also damaged our capacity to listen?" What follows is a beautiful essay on listening, by a writer who spent 12 years with an acute hearing impairment. { read more } Be The Change Take a few minutes today to stop whatever it is you are doing and just -- listen. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Man & Dog: A Picture that Moved the World 10 Worst Listening Habits -- and Their Cure 10 Keys to Happier Living 7 Ways to Have More by Owning Less Man Builds Fairy Tale Home -- For $4700 11 Amazing Thank You Notes The 'Before I Die' Project 5 Classic Commencement Speeches DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 126,799 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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The Stubborn Gladness of Elizabeth Gilbert

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April 7, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace When you release the wrongdoer from the wrong, you cut a malignant tumor out of your inner life. You set a prisoner free, but you discover that the real prisoner was yourself. - Lewis B. Smedes, in 'Forgive and Forget' - The Stubborn Gladness of Elizabeth Gilbert The bestselling memoir "Eat, Pray, Love," about losing and finding herself, was the book that shot Elizabeth Gilbert to fame. It is now both movie and even travel tour. Yet there is much more to Gilbert than this runaway success, including its sequel "Committed". "Her collection of short stories, 'Pilgrims,' was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award, and her debut novel, 'Stern Men,' was a New York Times Notable Book. Her 2009 TED Talk on creative genius, where she claimed mysticism and the divine as allies in the creative process, has been viewed nearly five million times." This interview shares more including her views on suffering, self-forgiveness and art. { read more } Be The Change Practice forgiveness at least once each day - likely that you'll be the first to feel happier for it ... COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 10 Worst Listening Habits -- and Their Cure A 39-year-long Lesson in Forgiveness 10 Keys to Happier Living Ten Things Everyone Should Know About Time Man Builds Fairy Tale Home -- For $4700 How to Change When Change Is Hard The One Thing They Carried With Them There's More to Life Than Being Happy DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 126,785 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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Maya Angelou: Still I Rise

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April 6, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. - Maya Angelou - Maya Angelou: Still I Rise From the moment it was published in 1978, "Still I Rise" has been one of Maya Angelou's best-loved and most influential poems. It has inspired figures as diverse as Bill Clinton and Tupac Shakur and has become a staple in the canon of American poetry. Dr. Angelou's directness and candor affirms the power of individual strength over collective history, as well as to the power of individual lives to shape our shared future. Watch and listen as the great poet introduces and recites her paean to resilience and dignity. { read more } Be The Change Refuse to be catalogued or stereotyped. Resolve to be more than the world may perceive you to be. Rise. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Secrets of the 100-yr-old Marathoner The Impossible Floating Village Football Team The Poorest & Most Generous President in the World A 21-Year-Old's Solution to Homelessness A Family Living (And Thriving) Without Money The Man Who Left Hollywood For His True Calling From 'Dummy' to Celebrated Brain Surgeon The Present of Being Present DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 126,764 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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