taking the red pill

Healthy communities mature into “influence structures” or active teams of peers who demand or are asked to take on influential roles in their organizations. These teams set short- and long-term goals, establish formal roles and structures, and assume vital organizational tasks. – Richard McDermott

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In every block of marble I see a statue as plain as though it stood before me, shaped and perfect in attitude and action. I have only to hew away the rough walls that imprison the lovely apparition to reveal it to the other eyes as mine see it. – Michelangelo

Perfection is finally attained not when there is no longer anything to add but when there is no longer anything to take away. – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry