Understanding Understanding

Today’s leaders are those whose attitudes are more like surfers of change, learning everything they can about a wide range of subjects — from surfing wax to ocean currents — so that when the big one comes along they know everything they might need to ride that wave in in triumph.

Surowieki asserts that, historically, companies that invest in advertising during a depression pull ahead — way ahead — of their competitors.

Article says guilt about “hedonism” passes quickly; remorse about missing out lasts a long time.

Science is not a monument of received Truth but something that people do to look for truth.