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Yesterday, PBS aired a special program on Steve Jobs with rare footage of early interviews and perspectives from his colleagues and friends. What resonated for me, in connection to the quarterlife crisis, was the sense of being able to live a broader life than what we were told. Here he gives what he feels is [...]
Sherwin Nuland, a practicing surgeon for three decades, talks about hope. His quote about the human spirit resonates with what I believe many individuals in a quarterlife crisis are striving to tap into. “The world will not be saved by the Internet. The world will be saved by the human spirit.” “The Human Spirit: This [...]
Jerry Rice recently was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame. As I listened to his acceptance speech, the following lines really stood out: “I’m here to tell you that the fear of failure is the engine that has driven me throughout my entire life.” “But if I have a single regret about my career [...]
Here’s a touching story from Story Corp about Andrew DeVries and his exceptional experience with a hospitalist after getting into a serious motorcycle accident. This is an example of giving each other hope and thus connecting on a very deep level. During the quarterlife crisis, we may come in contact with people for brief moments [...]
Full Transcription of his speech: I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as [...]
SPOILER ALERT: Do not read on if you haven not watched this film. A Single Man (2009) is a movie directed by Tom Ford. Colin Firth, the protagonist in the film, describes the story of his character: “George has made, I think, a carefully planned decision that life is no longer worth living and this [...]
I am sure many of have heard this quote before: “The unexamined life is not worth living.” Socrates said this phrase at his hearing for heresy. He was on trial for encouraging his students to challenge the accepted beliefs of the time and think for themselves. The sentence was death but Socrates had the option [...]
Here’s Dan Pink’s talk using science to find out what actually motivates us. This definitely supports my theory about what’s essential to move beyond the quarterlife crisis. It’s good to see that science supports what many psychologists and theologians have been saying and will hopefully filter more in the business sector.
Note: This story may be disturbing to some readers. Here is a story about forgiveness, even in the face of a horrible crime. “Hector Black’s daughter was murdered after she surprised an intruder in her Atlanta home.” This is an extreme example of the powerful healing effects of forgiveness. Often in a quarterlife crisis, we [...]
Tweenbots are a Robot/People Art piece designed by Kacie Kinzer. It is an interesting social experiment to see how people would react to little robots that needed help getting to their destination. Here’s an excerpt from her website: “The Tweenbot’s unexpected presence in the city created an unfolding narrative that spoke not simply to the [...]