Word: mindset
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...same, appreciating their work is a far cry from buying into their mindset. The fact is that being on the council is kind of like being inside the Beltway: things people outside consider petty (say, impeachment) seem, to those within, like the most essential matters in the world. When I was on the council, we all thought what we were doing was terribly important. Yet we failed to see that all around us our efforts were being ignored or scoffed at. Although things have gotten better since then--internal e-mail is way down, and meetings are shorter--too many...
...Antoinette's mother admires her daughter's independence, including her willingness to attend college on the other side of the country. "I guess I just didn't have the mindset for it at Antoinette's age. When I was her age, I had all the ideas she did, but I was afraid to leave home. She's just gone out and ventured out of the nest. I'm just so proud of her for that. She is different in that she wanted the adventure more than...
...what's broken?" was the answer put forth by The Crimson's staff. This theory is not exactly robust to criticism. It presumes a mindset among professors to ignore undergraduates. The reality is that it is extraordinarily difficult to reconcile student demands with other faculty pressures. Unless one assumes, as The Crimson may have, that all professors in all departments have equal demands on their time in all directions, a simple cross-sectional comparison of departmental advising can be somewhat misleading...
Politicians have quickly adopted the foolish language of the press, and the accompanying majoritarian mindset. "I intend to get down to business," House Speaker Dennis Hastert said last month at his swearing-in. "That means formulating, debating and voting on legislation that addresses the problems that the American people want solved." Politicians must walk a fine line between reminding us what we want and urging us to embrace some wants and abandon others. The fact that the Republicans anointed someone as apparently unvisionary as Hastert indicates the consequences of the run to the center in American politics: the desperate capitulation...
...Blake showed the heart and clutch play that defines a champion, and proved himself worthy of the national No. 1 ranking. Despite the obvious achievement, though, Blake maintains that the ranking has not affected his mindset and preparation going into matches...