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The cyclical nature of the seasons of the spirit is counter to our dominant cultural narrative of self-improvement, with its ethos of linear progression toward states of ever-increasing flourishing. It is counter, too, to the world’s major spiritual traditions, with their ideas of salvation and enlightenment, argued Maria Popova. 

A wrong decision isn't forever; it can be reversed. The losses from a delayed decision are forever; they can never be retrieved - JK Galbraith

Across the globe, people are formally and informally building alliances and partnerships to affect social change. The number of NGOs in the world has exploded by 40% in the last few years.  People with a passion for social and environmental good are finding each other, and are coming together in global and local network organisations that signal an important evolution in the way people work - Anon

Across the globe, people are uniting in a common struggle: to participate freely in the events and processes that shape their lives - Mahbub ul Haq,  Human Development Report 2013

Halcyon curates the most significant reason-related content from carefully selected sources. Please contact us if you'd like our help with reason-related challenges.

Please see below a range of 2023 outlooks and forecasts, grouped by topic.

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Please see below selected recent measurement-related change.

2018

• Quartz warned that, in an increasingly digital world with growing concerns about sustainability, dismay is mounting about the use of GDP as the benchmark measure for a nation’s economy. It fails to take into account other things that could be more valuable indicators about how a country is doing, such as inequality, well-being, happiness, clean air, and climate-change mitigation.

Pre 2018

• Einstein noted that "not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted".  Nevertheless, new devices that monitor activity, sleep, diet, and even mood claim that they can make us healthier and more productive.
  

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