Excerpted from “We Are What We Choose” by Jeff Bezos, delivered to the Princeton Class of 2010 at graduation
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I resolve | Life Series
Everything that comes out of our body stinks.
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Put you glass down | Life Series
Holding a glass filled with water, a professor asked his students to guess the weight of the glass and the students offered a range of suggestions.
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No social distancing for this | Life Series
Noting a couple of grave social problems, I had discussed in my It’s your problem | Life Series that when there’s trouble in the other parts of the neighbourhood, we tend to ignore them thinking it doesn’t and won’t affect us.
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You don’t have to pop the balloons | Life Series
As part of a motivation conference, handing out an inflated balloon to each participant, the coach assigned an ice-breaking task.
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Are you working hard? | Life Series
Sea creatures are oblivious to the existence of water, just like how gravity is to land inhabitants.
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Ready to use a new canvas? | Life Series
We all are creatures of habit. Once formed, we keep doing it even if it results in less and less value over time.
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Often, Context is Everything | Life Series
Each of us is doing things differently these days. Some have picked up new habits, whereas others are refining or building new skills. I have improved my reading skills by finishing three books in a week. That is a record – for me :).
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We are the guests | Life Series
We fell asleep in one world and woke up in another.
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Just 5 minutes | Life Series
I hope you are healthy and safe. And if your life has been disrupted to the extent of confinement only, then like most of us, you may have some downtime during these times.
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