Although we seek the freedom to act as individuals, we cannot escape the fact that we are part of a society of people, including families and groups of all sizes. So why do we sometimes think and act as if we're entities (separate and distinct)? Why do we insist on our independence? Is this a bit of assholery? Maybe.
A penguin waddling across the Antarctic tundra is an agile rocket once in the water. If you pay attention to the environment, it makes a massive difference in how you perform. Let the environment do the heavy lifting! You succeed only when your ideas and actions get produced in an environment where others accept and nurture them.
Her early history includes work in the delivery and management of a specialized leadership and performance curriculum for a global training and development company. She has managed or coordinated training for thousands of people internationally and has been responsible for the training, development, and management of hundreds of leaders, managers, and mentors
When you produce any resource (money, a home, a good name), it must be maintained. All resources come with the labor, work, and action to maintain them. Poorly maintained resources can cause instability, threats, and breakdowns. The cost of regular maintenance is minimal compared to the cost of a significant breakdown; however, all maintenance has a cost.
A key phrase here is "willingly working with others" - note that it does not say "begrudgingly working with others." Rather than consider cooperation a necessary evil, consider it the only means to think and act in ways you'll never consider on your own.
Most of us think we know more than we actually do. We believe this because we ignore complexity and believe that our brain is like a computer; designed to store information (this isn't the case). Instead, our brains evolved to work with other brains and to engage in collaborative activities. Indeed, it's our ability to divide cognitive labor and share intentionality that's led to our species' success. So, when thinking about intelligence, we should take into account people's collaborative aptitude. We'd do well to encourage more collaboration – not just in school, but in society as a whole.
