In the Spring of 1973, the President of Haverford College, Dr. John Coleman, made a decision to do something in the spirit of advice he had given his students for years to break out of the patterns and routines of life. He decided to use part of his sabbatical to work blue collar jobs. He […]
blue collar journal, freedom, haverford college, power
When I worked in the publishing business, I shared office space with my friend Rich. Every morning, Rich would come in to the office, grab a sheet of paper from the printer, ball it up and shoot it towards a round wastebasket that we had in the office. If the ball went in, he’d say, […]
bad day, good day, power, situation
Viktor Frankl’s powerful book Man’s Search for Meaning is a gem. (He nearly published anonymously, until someone convinced him otherwise.) It has profoundly impacted my outlook on life. Frankl was a psychiatrist and Nazi concentration camp survivor who lost everything that he had including family and his wife. Based on his experiences in the camps, […]
influential, power, thinking