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Titanic and we have to avoid the iceberg,” says Rob Watson, CEO
The water is rushing in down below. But some people just don’t want
to leave the dance floor; others don’t want to give up on the buffet.
But if we don’t make the hard choices, nature will make them for us.”
has the answer and what she share may just save your life and the
lives of those you care most about. In her new book, The
“Today, the issues that threaten human existence are clear: A global
I’ve been looking for ways to save ourselves and save the planet
since 1995. The Watchman’s Rattle gives is the first book that gets
at the core of why we are stuck and more importantly how we can
Why are we in danger of going the way of the dinosaurs? What has
caused progress to slow and governments, leaders and experts to
suddenly become gridlocked, unable to solve our most dangerous
problems?
1. Gridlock
1. Irrational Opposition
3. Counterfeit Correlation
4. Silo Thinking
5. Extreme Economics
“The radical vision of the future rests on the belief that the
logic that determines either our survival or our destruction is
simple:
Brain Fitness
I’ve found that one of the most powerful tools for dealing with
complexity is to develop and trust my intuition. When we don’t
have time to sort through all the various aspects of a problem, we
need to learn to go deep within and find the solution that is waiting
inside.
Often this occurs when we are dozing off or just waking up. It
can also be enhanced through meditation, being out in nature, and
learning to love deeply and well. “In time, as we learn more about
the unconscious mind and the human brain,” says Costa, “it’s likely
we will also achieve a better understanding about the inner
workings of insight.”
Injecting Insight
Brain fitness may help us use our brain’s more effectively, but
Costa feels that “insight” is the key to dealing with the mental
gridlock that leads to our inability to solve the major problems the
world faces today.