Quotes About Flexibility

Since it looked like this was going to be my new normal, I might not be using the straightest ruler when it came to measuring crazy.

You can get used to eating breakfast with a man in a fedora. You can get used to anything, my mother was in the habit of saying.

You can miss a lot by sticking to the point.

the staff, which once welcomed foreign funders and reporters with open arms, is now no longer willing to meet.

My eyes are green, my hair is silver and I freckle; the rest is subject to change without notice.

When you love someone you do not love them, all the time, in the exact same way, from moment to moment. It is an impossibility. It is a lie to pretend to. And yet this is exactly what most of us demand. We have so little faith in the ebb and flow of life, of love, of relationships.

It's not the strongest of the species that survives, neither is it the most intelligent that survives. It is the most adaptable to change.

flexibility cannot be the solution to work-life issues as long as it is stigmatized. The question that young people should be asking their employers is not what kinds of family-friendly policies a particular firm has. Instead, they should ask, "How many employees take advantage of these policies? How many men? And how many women and men who have worked flexibly have advanced to top positions in the firm?

The question that young people should be asking their employers is not what kinds of family-friendly policies a particular firm has. Instead, they should ask, "How many employees take advantage of these policies? How many men? And how many women and men who have worked flexibly have advanced to top positions in the firm?" DANGER:

Another way to frame the issue is that leaning in when you have significant caregiving responsibilities requires an intensive support structure at home and lots of flexibility at work. Think about simple physics. Imagine a tree leaning over the water

leaning in when you have significant caregiving responsibilities requires an intensive support structure at home and lots of flexibility at work.

We can only change and bring about change if we can genuinely open our minds to new thoughts and possibilities, for everyone.

The first half-truth is that the issue of work-life balance is a "women's problem." If we define it that way, then it is up to women to find or at least implement the solution. The second is that employers can make room for caregiving by offering flextime and part-time arrangements.

Above all, remember that the most important thing you can take anywhere is not a Gucci bag or French-cut jeans; it's an open mind.—GAIL RUBIN BERENY

The Amoeba?" she asked Aiden. "The gang," he said, tossing his hand to indicate all around. "My people. A large amorphous mass that keeps on changing size, hasn't much apparent use, sometimes makes you sick, and occasionally breaks off into smaller parts that act exactly like the parent.

The secret is to make peace with walking around in a world where we recognize that we are not sure and that's okay. As we learn more about how our brains operate, we recognize that we don't perceive the world objectively. But our goal should be to try.

We might think of ourselves as open-minded and capable of updating our beliefs based on new information, but the research conclusively shows otherwise. Instead of altering our beliefs to fit new information, we do the opposite, altering our interpretation of that information to fit our beliefs.

There are many reasons why wrapping our arms around uncertainty and giving it a big hug will help us become better decision-makers. Here are two of them. First, "I'm not sure" is simply a more accurate representation of the world. Second, and related, when we accept that we can't be sure, we are less likely to fall into the trap of black-and-white thinking.

They learned the lesson the ants have down pat: Don't wait to be forced to quit to start exploring alternatives.

Quit and grit are two sides of the exact same decision. Decision-making in the real world requires action without complete information. Quitting is the tool that allows us to react to new information that is revealed after we make a decision.

If our only options are being 100% right or 100% wrong, with nothing in between, then information that potentially contradicts a belief requires a total downgrade, from right all the way to wrong. There is no "somewhat less sure" option in an all-or-nothing world, so we ignore or discredit the information to hold steadfast in our belief.

The lesson here is that we shouldn't wait to be forced to find a Plan B. We should always be doing some exploration, especially because sometimes Plan B can turn out to be better than the thing you're already pursuing.

That's why, if I had to skill somebody up to get them to be a better decision-maker, quitting is the primary skill I would choose, because the option to quit is what allows you to react to that changing landscape.

the pass-fail nature of goals, their inflexibility, and how pursuing them leads to ignoring other opportunities that might be available.