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Beyond Selfishness

Kunal Basu, Nov 11, 2002

When I read about things like the need for copyright protections (otherwise nobody will produce content), about questionable e-learning marketing (because you must maximize profits this quarter), about this or that dynamic leader or guru in the field, and even about making learning companies more efficient (even if that involves layoffs), I often have thoughts of the sort echoed - finally - in this article. If you read anything in today's newsletter, read this one. "We do have a tradeoff to make, one crucil choice facing each of us as individuals. We can live our lives obsessed with getting ever more, with keeping score, with all that constant calculating and scheming. Or we can open ourselves to something else, engaging ourselves to engage others, so as to live our lives in balanced harmony." This is the unedited version of the paper that appeared (in part) in last June's Fast Company.

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