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An Excerpt From
The Answer to How is Yes: Acting on What Matters
by Peter BlockPublished by Berrett-Koehler Publishers
 
Contents
Introduction: Acting on What Matters
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Part
1
the question
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1.How Is the Wrong Question
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2. Yes Is the Right Question
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3. Defenses Against Acting
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Part
2
three qualities
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4.Recapturing the Idealism of Youth
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5.Sustaining the Touch of Intimacy
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6.Enduring the Depth of Philosophy
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Part
3
the requirements
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7. Claiming Full Citizenship
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8. Home School Yourself
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9. Your Boss Doesn't Have What You Want
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10.Oh,by theWay . . . YouHave to GiveUpYourAmbition
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11. Care for the Whole (Whether It Deserves It or Not)
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Part
4
 social architecture
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12.The Instrumental Imperative
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13.The Archetypes of Instrumentality and Desire
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14.The Role of the Social Architect
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15.It’s a Mystery to Me
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Bibliography
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Acknowledgments
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Index
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About the Author
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About Designed Learning
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