Quote Of The Week

Quote of the Week 35 " Man can do what he wills but he cannot will what he wills. " ― Arthur Schopenhauer Triggered by  a podcast interview with  Prof. Dr. Dr. Gerhart Roth where he cited the original quote  in German: " Der Mensch kann tun was er will; er kann aber nicht wollen was er will. " Later  translated as: " Man can do what he wants but he cannot want what he wants. "

Quote of the Week 34 " What's not worth doing is not worth doing well. " ―  Abraham Maslow Triggered by Scott Barry Kaufman's tweet in the context of the promotion of his book " Transcend: The New Science of Self-Actualization " on a podcast with Jordan B. Peterson. Originally stated in Maslow's book " Maslow on Management " (original title: " Eupsychian Management ") and later referenced in the book  " The Maslow Business Reader " (pg. 17). The complementary statement to the strive for effectiveness and efficiency to be productive : " Do the right things and do them right. " Spending time and resources on the wrong thing is just a waste.  See also: Source:  " Avoid Doing the Wrong things Righter… But, “By What Method?” ".

Quote of the Week 33 " The perfection of power should tend to render its actual exercise unnecessary ." ― Michel Foucault Triggered by Kai Strittmatter citing Foucault  in chapter "Das Auge" of his book " Die Neuerfindung der Diktatur -  Wie China den digitalen Überwachungsstaat aufbaut und uns damit herausfordert "  in German: " Die Perfektion der Macht vermag ihre tatsächliche Ausübung überflüssig zu machen. "

Quote of the Week 32 " It is so easy to be wrong—and to persist in being wrong—when the costs of being wrong are paid by others. " ― Thomas Sowell Triggered by the use of the quote in David Didau's presentation " What if everything you knew about mindsets and resilience was wrong? "  (last slide) where he criticises Carol Dweck's work on the " Mindset " topic (as manifested in her repetitive book).

Quote of the Week 31 "Only dead fish go with the flow." ― Proverb Triggered by an interview with  Prof. Dr. D. Grönemeyer who used this old saying in German: "Nur tote Fische schwimmen mit dem Strom."