Posts Tagged ‘intent’

Assuming Positive Intent: The Ultimate Productivity Driver

From the interviews I have done with people on getting the most out of life, it’s clear that assuming positive intent is an important contributor to quality of life. Most people appreciate the dividends such a mindset produces in the realm of relationships. How relationships can flourish when you don’t assume intentions that may or may not be there. And how their partner can become an easier person to be around… Continue reading

March 2 2009 | By Kit | Tagged: assumption, career, intent, Lifestyle, passion, positive, quality of life, work | 14 comments»

Determine Intent & Destroy Misunderstanding

"Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity." -Robert J. Hanlon In the classic 70s sitcom Three's Company, many punchlines were the result of misunderstanding: whether it was the late John Ritter as chef Jack Tripper being mistaken as a gay man by his landlord, Mr. Roper, or a later landlord named Mr. Furley overhearing innocent talk and mistaking it for sexual innuendo… Continue reading

October 14 2008 | By Torley | Tagged: action, communicator, conversation, discussion, emotion, etiquette, intent, manners, self-control, value | 7 comments»