Computers are dehumanising. But behind every computer is a person, quite like you. From the great Derek Sivers.
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Wonderfully done and oh so true!
Derek and Orna
Thank you both for sharing the video, you’ve highlighted an element of human nature that is so often forgotten. In a few seconds you’ve delivered one lesson with a 360 degree angle, the person dishing out the torrent of negativity and the person on the receiving end, they are both relevant. I just love being a member of ALLi.
PaTrisha-Anne