‘Ydal Agag’ -sketch
The desire to be important is the deepest urge in human nature. -John Dewey
The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated. -William James
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Thoughts
Things stem from intentions, at times*; be it good or evil. We should rise the good, and quench the evil; always. But when evil finds its way in good intentions, it’s best, then, to sacrifice the good, for the sake of abolishing evil.
*Do they stem at times only, or always?
New rule:
“Lucky people are more relaxed and open, and therefore see what is there rather than just what they are looking for.”
From book: Ten Steps Ahead
This will serve to show why original inventors have in general, left so little for their followers to improve upon; for as the original invention implies the utmost stretch and felicity of thought, or the greatest stretch and sagacity to discover and dig the ore from the mine of truth, so it is hardly to be expected that a greater degree of capacity should ever arise (than the highest), that a greater mastery should be afterward obtained in shaping and fashioning the precious materials, than in the first heat and eagerness of discovery; or that, if the capacity were equal, the same scope and opportunity would be left for its exercise in the same field. If the genius were different, it would then seek different objects and a different vent, and open new paths to fame and excellence, instead of treading in old ones. Hence the well known observation, that in each particular style or class of art, the greatest works of genius are the earliest. Hence, also, the first production of men of genius are often their best.
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| — | William Hazlitt |
Book: Ten Steps Ahead
“What is Clairol? Hair dye. What’s the higher thought than that? It lightens your hair. What’s the higher thought than that? Blondes have more fun.”
Excellent book so far, dissecting what makes visionaries; through brain study.
New Book
“In particular, scientists are discovering that the brain is a visionary device—that its primary function is to create pictures in our minds that can be used as blueprint for things that do not yet exist. They are also learning that our brains can work subconsciously to solve problems that we cannot crack through conscious reasoning, and that the brain is a relentless pattern seeker, constantly reinventing the world.”
From: Ten Steps Ahead
