On Value and Values : Thinking Differently About We in an Age of Me

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Summary: On Value and Value
Review: Most books give us something, but land on the shelf never to be read again. Doug Smith's On Value and Values is one that I expect to be returning to regularly. Beautifully written, this provocative and thoughtful book cracks the code of what makes things different in the world in which we live. Finally I understand the profound difference between living in a world of place and one of purpose. It answers the question of whatever happened to WE and provides some direction for how the ME can function in this environment. It's a must read, and a keeper.

Rating:
Summary: On Value and Value
Review: Most books give us something, but land on the shelf never to be read again. Doug Smith's On Value and Values is one that I expect to be returning to regularly. Beautifully written, this provocative and thoughtful book cracks the code of what makes things different in the world in which we live. Finally I understand the profound difference between living in a world of place and one of purpose. It answers the question of whatever happened to WE and provides some direction for how the ME can function in this environment. It's a must read, and a keeper.

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Summary: Us Them
Review: On Value and Values is a great book on how to actionably get out of the mindset of Us versus Them; Value to the negation of Values. It's akin to the Lakota "All My Relations" in that it asks us to rethink how we think of ourselves. We are not one citizen/employee of one country/company, but part of an enormous web of relationships. Our actions affect and are affected by everything that we do, even if it seems insignificantly local, place-based, or otherwise. Using real-life examples and with some real prescriptions for how to escape dangerous myopic perspectives, Smith weaves a path out of Us versus Them. Terrific!

Rating:
Summary: Us Them
Review: On Value and Values is a great book on how to actionably get out of the mindset of Us versus Them; Value to the negation of Values. It's akin to the Lakota "All My Relations" in that it asks us to rethink how we think of ourselves. We are not one citizen/employee of one country/company, but part of an enormous web of relationships. Our actions affect and are affected by everything that we do, even if it seems insignificantly local, place-based, or otherwise. Using real-life examples and with some real prescriptions for how to escape dangerous myopic perspectives, Smith weaves a path out of Us versus Them. Terrific!