From: TIME
How to Go From Evaluation to Inspiration
July 15, 2015
TIME:
We live in a culture saturated with evaluation.
In school, we learn to take tests. We take the tests, and depending on the outcome, either feel really smart or really stupid. We then prepare for college entrance exams. And then graduate entrance exams. And then occupational entrance exams. Then on the job, we are constantly being evaluated, evaluated, evaluated. With all this evaluating, we have little time left for inspiration. We have little time left to explore the full range of possible roles in life, and see which really activates us.
This matters.
In a culture obsessed with measuring talent, ability, and potential, we often overlook the important role of inspiration in enabling potential.
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