Charles Handy thought for the day on finding the answers to life's questions with the support of others and belief in one's self. Handy begins the thought discussing how the US Department of Justice wants to fine Microsoft for inserting its own web browser into its operating system for computers. He goes on to discuss how the internet, in general, will revolutionize the way people learn and the extent to which they can acquire new information, and proceeds to talk about the difference between closed questions and open questions, and how the tendency is to turn everything into a closed question. Handy then reflects on his own experience with learning, where everything was taught as a closed question, and how he believes that, on the contrary, open questions are what dominate in life. He then identifies the meaning of life as the most important question of all, and that the support of others, rather than web browsers, is needed to find the answer.
Handy, Charles B Guinness books Department of Justice and Department of Defense Joint Technology Program (U.S.) Microsoft Corporation Gates, Bill, 1955- Harrogate (England)
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Charles Handy thought for the day on finding the answers to life's questions with the support of others and belief in one's self, October 23, 1997; Charles Handy Papers; Box 18, Folder 13; 1 page
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