Hiking in Crawford Notch

August 28th, 2009
Sheede and Paolo in Crawford Notch

Trust and truth.

August 26th, 2009

Tway defines trust as, “the state of readiness for unguarded interaction with someone or something.” He developed a model of trust that includes three components. He calls trust a construct because it is “constructed” of these three components: “the capacity for trusting, the perception of competence, and the perception of intentions.”

Thinking about trust as made up of the interaction and existence of these three components makes “trust” easier to understand. The capacity for trusting means that your total life experiences have developed your current capacity and willingness to risk trusting others.

The perception of competence is made up of your perception of your ability and the ability of others with whom you work to perform competently at whatever is needed in your current situation. The perception of intentions, as defined by Tway, is your perception that the actions, words, direction, mission, or decisions are motivated by mutually-serving rather than self-serving motives. (source: Trust Rules: The Most Important Secret About Trust, by Susan M. Heathfield, About.com)

And this was interesting, but one crucial point is missing: the truth: I do not know everything and may lean on your expertise. If you always tell me the truth then I know that I can rely on what you say and not have to do any further checking up.

Truth and reliability (If you always do what you say you are going to do, it makes your behavior very predictable, which means I can feel even safer around you) can be related to the whole notion of ‘integrity’.

People in Milan

August 22nd, 2009

Milan is city of fashion… (people collected from the background of my pictures)

People in Milan (by Paolo Ciccarese)

Don’t underestimate Vienna

August 12th, 2009

Great city to visit, great city to live in. Always amazing to admire the famous “The Kiss” by Gustav Klimt.

Paolo Ciccarese in Schonbrunn
St. Stephen's Cathedral by Paolo Ciccarese Dessert at Demel by Paolo Ciccarese Hundertwasser haus by Paolo Ciccarese
Museum Quartier by Paolo CiccareseSheede Khalil at Museum Quartier by Paolo CiccareseAustrian Parliament by Paolo CiccareseHofburg by Paolo CiccareseBelvedere by Paolo Ciccarese

Visiting Prague

August 7th, 2009

Prague is always an amazing place to visit. We really enjoyed walking around, it does not take a long time to walk from the old town plaza up to the castle or to Wenceslas Square. We appreciated the outstanding conditions of this romantic city.

The Prague Astronomical Clock (by Paolo Ciccarese)
The Old Town Plaza (by Paolo Ciccarese) Prague from the Castle (by Paolo Ciccarese) The Dancing House
Sheede Khalil and Paolo Ciccarese in Prague