New or Old
Profit or Value
Tough or Nice
Success or Relationships
Long term or Short term
Style or Substance
Focus or Diversify
Think or Do
Work or Life
Study or Play
Love or Friendship
Health or Happiness
Learn or Produce
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We have so many choices that appear to be ‘OR’ choices. They pop up every day and at every important decision.
And every time I see one of these, I am reminded of an email exchange I had with a wise friend when I had asked him a philosophical question.
My question:
When/How do we learn best?
Is it through hardship, trials and tough times? Or through success, encouragement and growth of confidence?
His answer:
Whenever I am faced with such a dilemma, I ask myself [very deeply] what it would take to replace OR with AND…
A Learning a Day 