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@cynthiamcgillis Reminded me of a passage from "The Choice" about Eli Goldratt @GoldrattBooks
@cynthiamcgillis @GoldrattBooks "Father, your approach to life is the most optimistic I have ever Heard."
"Optimistic? I'm one of the most paranoid people I know. I never leave things to chance. I always try to make sure that the deck is stacked in my favor. I put safety nets on top of safety nets...
@cynthiamcgillis @GoldrattBooks Me, optimistic? How did you come to such a conclusion?"
I smile and start to count on my fingers. "One, people are good. Two, every conflict can be removed. Three, every situation, no matter how complex it initially looks, is exceedingly simple...
@cynthiamcgillis @GoldrattBooks Four, every situation can be substantially improved; even the sky is not the limit. Five, every person can reach a full life. Six, there is always a win-win solution. Shall I continue to count?"
@cynthiamcgillis @GoldrattBooks Also relevant - how do you get everyone on board?
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X: tasshin, i've been following you- you seem interesting. why did you start meditating? why'd you join a monastery?
T: best thing i can point you to is an ebook i wrote that's a biographical account of my history with meditation and monasticism
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T: well, for starters i'm an autodidact / jack-of-all-trades.
T: but more broadly, one of the main problems we're facing as a species is that the people who have power don't have wisdom and love. they're usually selfish and corrupt and greedy
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This thread has full disclosure of my funnel. If you're interested in Hostwriting, you'll know what you're getting into. If you're into business, you can copy it, or give me feedback.
If you look at hostwriting.com, I will ask you to join my mailing list (eepurl.com/deZj9n).

If you subscribe, you will receive ~6 emails with useful advice for writing you won't find elsewhere, as well as any updates about #Hostwriting. Welcome to Hostwriting!
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Every so often I find it fun to try and re-articulate my worldview from scratch, often in the hope that there will be some new or interesting bit to it
1. We are cluelessly born into the middle of a bustling, chaotic story. We are tiny ants on a leaf on a branch on a tree, and everyone around us certainly seems to be in a great hurry
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China's Africa strategy.

1. Economic Engagement
2. Military Interests
3. UN Peacekeeping
4. Political Party Training
5. Soft Power

USA's African strategy to be released in under a week.

My question : What is Africa's strategy towards the two?
africacenter.org/spotlight/chin…
My take:
For Africa to benefit from these strategies from either the USA or from China, there is need to move as a unit.
When China pledges funding , they do so while looking at Africa as a unit.
We must not forget that every country in Africa has it's own needs and interests.
But these needs should not drive a country to entertain imperialist/exploitative policies.

African countries need to stop being too thirsty for funding without proper monitoring and accountability mechanisms.

There is need to get our own strategy towards the East and the West.
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My date followed up by asking, “If your boyfriend asked you to cook for him, would you?” I grinned, as I realised my date was sadly playing from a script. I replied, “I don’t have a guy I like who’s asking me to cook, so I can’t say.”
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It is generally around these festival days I miss my hometown very much -ಜನವರಿಯ ಜಾತ್ರೆ. ನೆಹರೂ ಬಟರ್ ಸ್ಟೋರ್. ಮಂಗಳವಾರ ಸಂತೆ. ಚಳಿಗಾಲದ ಕಾವಳ. ಅದರ ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಸೊಗಡಿನ ಅವರೇಕಾಯಿ.ರಾತ್ರಿ ಓಡಾಡುವಾಗ ಜೀವವೇ ಬಾಯಿಗೆ ಬರುವಂತೆ ಬೊಗಳುವ ಬೀದಿ ನಾಯಿಗಳು. ಸುಧಾ ಹೋಟೆಲ್ಲಿನ ಮಸಾಲೆ ದೋಸೆ. ಕಟ್ಟಿನ ಕೆರೆಯ ಬಸ್ ಸ್ಟಾಂಡ್. (1/n)
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