Quote of the Day: Patterns of Character
Our character is basically a composite of our habits. Because they are consistent, often unconcious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our character.
: Stephen Covey
In short, no pattern is an isolated entity. Each pattern can exist in the world only to the extent that is supported by other patterns: the larger patterns in which it is embedded, the patterns of the same size that surround it, and the smaller patterns which are embedded in it.
: Christopher Alexander
it's not hard to figure people out, really; all we have to do is pay close attention to theirs patters. How they behave in the face of this or that situation, how they behave in the presence or absence of this or that person, object or situation, their speech, their mood, even the words that are chosen give away the truth or its absence ...
Once we have some of those patterns figured out, we gain a deeper understanding of those around us, their joys and sadness
: Stephen Covey
In short, no pattern is an isolated entity. Each pattern can exist in the world only to the extent that is supported by other patterns: the larger patterns in which it is embedded, the patterns of the same size that surround it, and the smaller patterns which are embedded in it.
: Christopher Alexander
it's not hard to figure people out, really; all we have to do is pay close attention to theirs patters. How they behave in the face of this or that situation, how they behave in the presence or absence of this or that person, object or situation, their speech, their mood, even the words that are chosen give away the truth or its absence ...
Once we have some of those patterns figured out, we gain a deeper understanding of those around us, their joys and sadness
