Many of you have probably seen this short animated film by Dony Permedi, which he created as part of his Master’s Thesis Animation at The School of Visual Arts, MFA Computer Art, in New York City.
It’s a touching film about a little Kiwi with a big dream.
FYI - The Kiwi is a flightless, nocturnal bird found in New Zealand. For more information about saving the Kiwi, go to Save the Kiwi.
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This is a March 2007 clip from TED featuring noted psychologist and award-winning author of Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman, who offers his insights into compassion.
The clip is 13 minutes long and worth watching but if that sounds too long to you, here’s a veeeeerrry brief summary:
Although we as humans are predisposed to helping others, Goleman asks why is it that sometimes we help others and sometimes we don’t. His response is if we’re in a hurry or late for an appointment, we’re probably so absorbed in and preoccupied with what it is that we’re doing (interested only in ourselves) that we neglect to help someone needing a hand.
He then goes on to discuss what makes a good leader and suggests that a significant contributing characteristic is the individual’s ability to exhibit empathy. When a leader can relate to others and take into consideration their moods, she is likely to be more effective in communicating with and motivating others.
Goleman also gives some valuable dating advice: focus on the person you’re on a date with. He recounts a simple dating test of Alice Charney Epstein: how long it took her date to ask her a question with the word ‘you’ in it. It was a way to determine whether her date was interested only in himself or interested in getting to know her.
According to Goleman’s research, keys to compassion are focusing less on ourselves and more on those around us. (Of course, I’d call that “having good social skills.” )
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This is a great video and it’s only one minute long.
It reminds me of the challenges we face when working towards success. We can still be successful when our situation changes as long as we adapt to the new conditions, alter our plans, take different actions and keep moving forward. In this video, the characters’ situation changes and they can choose: either accept the situation and take action or stand still.
What’s your interpretation?
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