The Buzz, November 1995
Macdonald stresses his belief that wisdom and contentment develop incrementally. There are no quick fixes; like physical conditioning, mental and emotional health is a gradual process. More specifically, Macdonald recommends that people run "experiments" to determine which things give them pleasure in life, what skills they have and how best to use them. As he explains it, "What I am advocating is getting in touch with what's really important to us, and what our strengths are." Part of this, he explains, is meeting our basic needs: physical health, security, belonging and self esteem. Once these needs are met, a person can experience a "meta-need -- the desire to realize one's purpose and full potential, "a deep need for our lives to matter."
In his book and his life, Macdonald's primary goal is to promote the concept of wisdom in our culture. A cynic might invoke the old clich that Cop's theories and a dime could buy us a cup of coffee (and not even that thanks to inflation), but Macdonald's reply is swift and emphatic: "Wisdom and a dime will get us the world we need." --Ce texte fait référence à lédition Broché .
The Guardian, November 14, 1995
This book doesn't deal with the ethereal or intangible, it deals with using the path to wisdom -- paying close attention to everything we do -- and charting out a plan for our lives that could allow us to be the most that we can be.
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