Word: mindsets
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...Gates has made a name for himself criticizing what he calls “next-war-itis”; the military mindset of preparing for these kinds of massive conflicts with peers like China and losing focus on the current wars. It is true that the military has adopted too much of this mindset in recent years. But these cuts damage our technological hedge against potential “peer” enemies by judging that, because our current wars have no technological enemies, our future wars won’t either. While unlikely, a peer war is not impossible...
...work, so I decided to go ahead and try to fulfill my dreams.” Sullivan said she is entering the private sector after graduation, but that she hopes to return to government work in the future. She stressed the importance of maintaining a public service mindset even in the business world. “If there is one thing that my classmates and I have been discussing here, it’s, ‘Oh my gosh, we really need ethical leadership in the private sector,’” she said. The speakers agreed...
...Posthuman Dada Guide” is destabilizing and it’s meant to be. Codrescu both writes about Dada and writes in the Dada style, so, in the spirit of his nonsense-brandishing predecessors, he uses absurdity to shock his reader out of a dangerous mindset of logic and reason. But caught in the fetters of fact, Codrescu is unable to completely release himself into the meaningful randomness of Dada. Instead, his “Guide,” comes across more confused than absurd. Codrescu offers the reader “Dada” as mankind?...
...other,” Cao said. “But here in college it’s more of a team sport. We want the others on the team to do just as well as we do. That’s the biggest transition going from an individual mindset to wanting the whole team to do really well.”Cao has learned how to deal with being an international athlete at Harvard with the help of captain Laura Peterzan and freshman Louise Laciny, who both come from England“We come from all parts of the world...
...said. Lawrence added that despite the depth of the global recession, he remained optimistic about the decisions that national leaders have made about trade. “Almost every global leader has pledged to avoid protectionist actions and I think that reflects a change in intellectual mindset,” he said. The event, organized by the Harvard International Relations Council as part of their “International Relations Week,” attracted only a handful of students to Ticknor Lounge. The IRC has seven more events planned for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday...