The Te of Piglet — Benjamin Hoff

** For better than impulsive Tigger, or gloomy Eeyore, or intellectual Owl, or even loveable Pooh, Piglet herein demonstrates a very important principle of Taoism: the Te — a Chinese word meaning Virtue — of the Small. (Note: Piglet -> a Very Small Animal)

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The Tao of Pooh — Benjamin Hoff

** What is Taoism? It’s really very simple. It calls for living without pre-conceived ideas about how life should be lived.

** While Eeyore frets, and Piglet hesitates, and Rabbit calculates, and Owl pontificates, Pooh just is. And that’s his clue to the secret wisdom of the Taoists.

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The Tipping Point

** How little things can make a big difference

** The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire. Just as a single sick person can start an epidemic of the flu, so too can a small but precisely targeted push cause a fashion trend, the popularity of a new product, or a drop in the crime rate.

** There are so many theories behind the production of Sesame Street.

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