So, I sent my last blog post, about Wilfred Bion and his ideas of the basic assumptions mentality and the work-group mentality to someone I have ENORMOUS respect for (seriously, this person is one of the smartest people I know, and I know a lot of very smart people. This person is the real deal.)... Continue Reading →
On social movement organisation disintegration – isn’t it Bion-ic, yeah I really do think…
Quick post. I am fascinated by the ways groups start with high hopes/expectations (high hopes = hype) and within a few months tend to be all gone, or else fighting like dysfunctional rats in an itchy hessian sack. Seen it so many times. Been one of those rats too, for my sins. This below about... Continue Reading →
“The cure for everything is salt water: sweat, tears, and the sea”
I got this from Liz Jensen's article in the Observer, about the death of her youngest child. It's a quote of Karen Blixen. Seems legit. See also Robert Frost being asked what he had learned about life, and he replied "it goes on." And see also this https://www.salon.com/2014/07/19/why_our_brains_love_the_ocean_science_explains_what_draws_humans_to_the_sea
Nice two sentences about communication. And yet…
,I bought a book in a charity shop (I know, I know). It's called "Managing Difficult People." I hoped it might have some tips for self-management, and it does. So expect New and Improved Marc any day now. Oh yes. The book a slender thing, seven chapters. On page 36 there is the following "The... Continue Reading →
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