“…so the art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.”William James · Quote Journal
You wrote three pages about it last night. This morning, you crossed most of it out. Good.
Knowing what to leave out is its own kind of smart. Most of us learn it the long way.
The circle on the cover is an ensō, left open on purpose.
Write it all down. Then decide what stays.
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“…so the art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.”William James · Quote Journal
You wrote three pages about it last night. This morning, you crossed most of it out. Good.
Knowing what to leave out is its own kind of smart. Most of us learn it the long way.
The circle on the cover is an ensō, left open on purpose.
Write it all down. Then decide what stays.
Where this line came from.
William James, The Principles of Psychology, Vol. II, Chapter XXII, "Reasoning," 1890.
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