The OWL Despatch

Rewiring Our Lives
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All these passing decades humankind has been busy wiring the world, cutting deals and crisscrossing the world. It is time to examine the price we have paid. Both the known ones and the hidden ones.
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the ultimate sophestication
The Ultimate Sophistication
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The ultimate sophistication is within everyones reach. But we complicate it unnecessarily! Making amends is possible.
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Learning My Manners
Learning My Manners
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A lady video records a man seated behind her, punch the back of her reclined seat. He seems seated at the back of the plane and doesn't have the option to recline. It brought alive a newfound renewal to learning...
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What’s Your Score?
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Without discretion, data has raw power to dictate emptiness into lives. It brings victories that are pyrrhic at best. Data is a good point to begin to pause and ponder. But it's often not a good idea to treat it...
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clear about procrastination
To Be Clear About Procrastination
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Akrasia, I read, was a greek word developed to describe "a state of acting against better judgement"
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A Personal Scare
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Stretch, challenge and opportunities to have a proper reflection on such challenges provide fantastic opportunities for growth. Not only that. When comfort and a certain level of predictability keep company for extended periods of time, it is a recipe for...
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Heck, it’s a new decade!
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The new year offers us an opportunity to turn a fresh page. A fresh page that celebrates our joys, sorrows imperfections, frayed edges and fuzzy feelings.
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Arrivals and Departures
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I am accustomed to airports, airline food and whizzing past arrivals and departures.  My work makes it that way. The other day, I was tasked with receiving family arriving from abroad. In the middle of the night,  it dawned on me...
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The ladder of giving
The ladder of giving
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The ladder of giving came to me after a stellar conversation with a business leader whose ways of giving reminded me of my great grandmother.
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Laugh out loud
Just so that you laugh out loud
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The importance of laughing with our teams cannot be overstated. Why is laughter waning in our lives
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