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The first paragraph even explicitly says what the point is and it was all over the place and I had trouble following. I think this is the key point: > The uni
by fullshark 5y ago
The first paragraph even explicitly says what the point is and it was all over the place and I had trouble following. I think this is the key point:
> The universal principle that comes out of all of this is of the power of your filter. Perhaps the simplest and best definition of wisdom I’ve heard is “knowing what information is important.” This kind of knowing is not solely done in the intellect. Data is constantly being fed into your unconscious, then cross referenced against your experience.
- Jeff_Brown 5y agoFeels like advice the author needs. I'm not being (intentionally) snarky. A lot of writing isn't has little point beyond sharing the set of things floating around lately in an author's head. "I haven't quite made sense our of these things but they seem important, maybe you can." You could argue that's perfectly legitimate -- but it's never presented that way. The conceit is always that you'll learn something useful.
- Jeff_Brown 5y agoTo be fair, i thought the introduction telegraphed quite well that it would be mushy and without any clear purpose. Not sure why I didn't stop there.