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What does it mean?
Solipsism is the worst form of group exclusivity.
In plain terms
A clique with only one person is the most limiting kind.
What can you take from it?
Beware of self-centered isolation.

Where it applies

  • workplace dynamics
  • social cliques
  • leadership

Putting it to work

  • avoid self-isolation
  • seek diverse input

Questions to consider

  • Are you isolating yourself?
  • Who influences your decisions?

Another view

Sometimes solitude is necessary for creativity.

More from George Bernard Shaw

  1. Silence is the perfect expression of scorn.

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  2. Life is not meant to be easy, my child but take courage: it can be delightful.

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  3. Everything happens to everybody sooner or later if there is time enough.

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