Bill Scanlon
@bilscanlon
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Perfectionists tend to make three big mistakes that interfere with their ability to prioritize their most important tasks.
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TW: Suicide. 7 years ago today, Kalief Browder died. At 16, he was falsely accused of stealing a backpack, charged with a violent felony & prosecuted as an adult. The judge set bail beyond what his family could afford. He suffered at Rikers for 3 years, incl. 2 in solitary. 1/8
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Cynicism: We have a problem, but they don't want to solve it Pessimism: We have a problem, but we can't solve it Optimism: We have a problem, and we can solve it Responsibility: We have a problem. Can I help solve it? Initiative: We have a problem. Here's how I'm solving it
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Alabama's parole board shot down every single case yesterday, denying relief to all 28 eligible people including this man, after he's served 12 of a 20-year sentence for MARIJUANA possession & distribution. He's at a minimum security work center where they work him for $2 a day.
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What I learned from reading the Stoics and Buddhists, while writing The Happiness Hypothesis, applied here as advice to young people entering the workforce.
"Calm down, don't judge, accept people for what they are, get control of your own reactions and move through the world despite the chaos of it." ~ @JonHaidt's brilliant summary of the teachings of the Stoics and the Buddhists.
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Biden says the "American people are united" on Russia & Ukraine. Almost everyone I know does not favor the U.S. blundering into another conflict on this score
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LSA is a college preparatory high school with a Fine Arts focus. We are accepting applications for rising 9th, 10th, and 11th graders.
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Everyone is predicting war between Russia and Ukraine except Russia and Ukraine
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LSA is a college preparatory high school with a Fine Arts focus. We are accepting applications for rising 9th, 10th, and 11th graders.
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U.S. special operations forces have conducted a large-scale counterterrorism raid in Syria's Idlib province. The Pentagon called it a successful mission with no American casualties. No details were provided on the target of the raid or deaths or injuries.
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The FDA is about to approve a vaccine - that doesn't stop Covid contraction or transmission - for an age group to which Covid poses almost zero statistical risk of death or bad outcomes. If you didn't think this was political, think again.
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President with historically low approval numbers wants to start a war. 🤔
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The Art of Agile Development #bookclub is tomorrow! @WoodyZuill and @ChristophLucian are our special guests for a discussion of pairing and mobbing. https://t.co/9MeUeqJUXt
#aoad2 #agile @OReillyMedia
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We are seeking a Senior Director of Programs to join our team. Responsibilities include overseeing all programs that provide education, training, and mentoring for individuals seeking to start and grow companies in NC. https://t.co/xGnfj55yUw
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"The comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but one must take it because it is right." - Dr. Martin Luther King
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You can’t change the past, but dwelling on the past can change you! I don’t care what the topic is, you cannot live in the past. Never letting go of the past will never get you to your future.
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