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'Talk does not cook rice'. That Asian aphorism, carried across centuries and continents, coyly offers wisdom, with a knowing smile, capped off with wink.
'Kick the World, Break Your Foot' offers hundreds of these timeless nuggets of advice, adorned with wit and brevity. They variously offer piercing admonishment, cautious, and encouragement, yet always with a nod to human nature's endearing quirks. Like this: Straightened too much / crooked as ever. The Buddha himself would hear the voice of his wise grandma saying, sonny, you make something worse by trying to fix it.
The more prescient the advice, the harder it can be to accept. (Who wants to be told they've been doing something badly?) But the wisdom of these haiku-like aphorisms is passed along as gently and softly as the brushstrokes of a master Asian watercolorist. So, advice may never be more welcome than when you browse this collection of ageless gems.
Contents
Preface 3
Chapter 1: On Optimism, Hope, and False Hope 9
Chapter 2: On People and Human Nature 19
Chapter 3: On Negotiation and Cooperation 37
Chapter 4: On Stupidity 45
Chapter 5: On Creation of Artifacts and Things 49
Chapter 6: On Futility and Exasperation 59
Chapter 7: On Acceptance 79
Chapter 8: On Being Poor 85
Chapter 9: On the Value of Discipline 91
Chapter 10: On the False Promise of First Impressions 101
Chapter 11: On Wisdom 105
Chapter 12: On Competition 113
Chapter 13: On Trying to be Something You're Not 125
Chapter 14: On Caution, Omens, and Sympathy 131
Chapter 15: On Leaders & Leadership 137
Chapter 16: On Patience 143
Chapter 17: On Making the Best of a Bad Situation 147
Chapter 18: On Accepting Consequences 151
Chapter 19: On Burdens, Luck & Fate 157
Glossary 165
Gloss: On Optimism, Hope, and False Hope 167
Gloss: On People and Human Nature 173
Gloss: On Negotiation and Cooperation 185
Gloss: On Stupidity 191
Gloss: On Creation of Artifacts and Things 195
Gloss: On Futility and Exasperation 201
Gloss: On Acceptance 215
Gloss: On Being Poor 219
Gloss: On the Value of Discipline 223
Gloss: On the False Promise of First Impressions 229
Gloss: On Wisdom 231
