{"product_id":"the-riddle-gnothi-seauton-9781537688688","title":"The Riddle: And the Greatly Exaggerated Reports of the Philosopher's Death","description":"\u003cp\u003eI first heard of the \u003cb\u003eRiddle\u003c\/b\u003e in a leadership workshop. They say the most difficult, yet essential, skill for a leader is self-awareness. Our facilitator's intention was to make that point in an impactful way. He ignored the audience and addressed just one of us in the first row. \"Who are you?,\" he inquired raising his voice with more solemnity than we were expecting. \"I'm Peter, the company's Chief Marketing Officer,\" Peter responded proudly. \"I asked who you are, not what you do!,\" our facilitator grumbled as he turned to the next participant: \"Who are you?\" \"I'm a mother of two children...,\" Elaine tried to no avail, as her sentence was cut in the middle. \"I didn't ask you about your family!,\" he roared. \"Can't anyone please tell me who you are?\" We were all now finally getting his point. As the old Zen koan illustrates, the self is of volatile essence: where do you find yourself between two of your adjacent thoughts?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gnothi Seauton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1537688685\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781537688688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.30d","brand":"Gnothi Seauton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48873337192703,"sku":"9781537688688","price":6.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-riddle-gnothi-seauton-9781537688688","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}