“The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life - knowing that under certain conditions it is not worthwhile to live.” MenGivingDoeWisdomCareCertainKnowingWiseTroubleConditionsDangerWillingCrisisWorthwhileNicomachean EthicsLife Crisis Author:Aristotle
“I think the willingness to listen is really a matter of confidence. You can't be so superconfident in your abilities that you ignore what others say, and you can't be so diffident in your abilities that you think that if they say something, you will be so taken in that you will do the wrong thing. When you are confident about your abilities and also fully aware of what you don't know you are willing to listen to outside experts with the full sense that if you don't find it worthwhile you will ignore it.” IfsThinkingKnowsMatterAbilityTakenWillingListeningExpertsWillingnessWorthwhileWrong Things Author:Raghuram Rajan
“I would like to mention some preparations that were required of me. The first preparation is to take a right attitude toward life. This means, stop being an escapist! Stop being a surface liver who stays right in the froth of the surface. There are millions of these people, and they never find anything really worthwhile. Be willing to face life squarely and get down beneath the surface of life where the verities and realities are to be found. That's what we are doing here now.” PeopleFirstsMeanRealityFacesFoundAttitudeMillionsWillingSurfacePreparationWorthwhileLiverBeneath The SurfaceEscapists Book:Steps Toward Inner Peace Source: Steps Toward Inner Peace
“Actually a lot of the supposedly serious and meaningful and worthwhile content on the podcast or on the television is no more or less meaningful than the clothes in the laundry basket or the dishes in the sink. It's more a matter of the attention you're willing to bring to them, where you're willing to allow meaning and pleasure and the light to escape.” MatterLightPleasureAttentionTelevisionWillingSeriousClothesMeaningfulWorthwhileDishesBasketsLaundry Author:Ian Bogost