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Herewith <br/>my first set of suggestions about how to redress the imbalance: </p><br/><table cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3" border="1"><br/><tbody><br/><tr><br/><td><strong>WE NEED LESS:</strong></td><br/><td><strong>WE NEED MORE:</strong></td></tr><br/><tr><br/><td>Information</td><br/><td>Wisdom</td></tr><br/><tr><br/><td>Shallow billionaires</td><br/><td>Passionate teachers</td></tr><br/><tr><br/><td>Self-promotion</td><br/><td>Self-awareness</td></tr><br/><tr><br/><td>Multitasking</td><br/><td>Control of our attention </td></tr><br/><tr><br/><td>Inequality</td><br/><td>Fairness</td></tr><br/><tr><br/><td>Sugar</td><br/><td>Lean protein</td></tr><br/><tr><br/><td>Action</td><br/><td>Reflection</td></tr><br/><tr><br/><td>Super sizes</td><br/><td>Smaller portions</td></tr><br/><tr><br/><td>Private jets</td><br/><td>High-speed trains</td></tr><br/><tr><br/><td>Calculation</td><br/><td>Passion</td></tr><br/><tr><br/><td>Experts</td><br/><td>Learners</td></tr><br/><tr><br/><td>Blaming</td><br/><td>Taking responsibility</td></tr><br/><tr><br/><td>Judgment</td><br/><td>Discernment</td></tr><br/><tr><br/><td>Texting</td><br/><td>Reading</td></tr><br/><tr><br/><td>Anger</td><br/><td>Empathy</td></tr><br/><tr><br/><td>Output</td><br/><td>Depth</td></tr><br/><tr><br/><td>Constructive criticism</td><br/><td>Thank-you notes</td></tr><br/><tr><br/><td>Possessions</td><br/><td>Meaning</td></tr><br/><tr><br/><td>Righteousness</td><br/><td>Doing the right thing</td></tr><br/><tr><br/><td>Answers</td><br/><td>Curiosity</td></tr><br/><tr><br/><td>Long hours</td><br/><td>Longer sleep</td></tr><br/><tr><br/><td>Complaining</td><br/><td>Gratitude</td></tr><br/><tr><br/><td>Sitting</td><br/><td>Moving</td></tr><br/><tr><br/><td>Selling</td><br/><td>Authenticity</td></tr><br/><tr><br/><td>Cynicism</td><br/><td>Realistic optimism</td></tr><br/><tr><br/><td>Self-indulgence</td><br/><td>Self-control</td></tr><br/><tr><br/><td>Speed</td><br/><td>Renewal</td></tr><br/><tr><br/><td>Emails</td><br/><td>Conversations</td></tr><br/><tr><br/><td>Winning</td><br/><td>Win-win</td></tr><br/><tr><br/><td>Immediate gratification</td><br/><td>Sacrifice</td></tr></tbody></table></div>