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15 Mind-Blowing Stories That Will Make You The Smartest Person In The Room
Prepare to have your mind blown and your dinner companions amazed with these underrated tales of success, creativity, and human potential.
These stories have a special place in my heart.
I apply them rigorously, and I end up talking about these the most (in my teaching, classes, coaching etc.).
I think each of these perspectives and stories is very valuable. That is why I keep returning to them. And of course I love talking about them.
My list of favourite lessons (on success, learning, creativity, and human potential) you can share at a dinner party.- Enjoy!
1. The Pottery Class Parable: Quality vs. Quantity
The Story: A ceramics teacher divided her class into two groups. One group was graded solely on the quantity of work they produced, the other solely on quality. When grading time came, a surprising truth emerged: the works of highest quality were all produced by the group graded for quantity.
The Lesson: Quantity leads to quality. The “quantity” group had been busily churning out pots, learning from their mistakes. The “quality” group had…