Susan's note: I was fortunate enough to hear author and New York Times columnist Tom Friedman when he came to Chicago recently. It was a refreshingly hopeful view of our future, presented with humorous stories and fascinating data supporting his optimistic point of
view.
I'm excited to share the entire hour long talk plus Q & A. (Pay attention towards the end of Q &A to hear my question about whether the growing domination of a few mega corporations can ever be a good thing)
Here's one of his thoughts that touched me. I cleaned up the transcript a bit - so it's not an exact quote, but close
enough.
At one level we're all being forced to speed up, speed up our learning, try different things and experiment. I'm simply arguing for this concept of "pause in stride." Observing the Sabbath, whatever your faith is, whether it's on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday it matters more than ever. Finding a place of serenity to stop and think.
