When historian Kate Bowler was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer, she became fascinated by the ways people try to impose order on events they can't control.
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The characteristic human trait is not awareness but conformity, and the astute person is not one who perceives the truth but one who is most adept at bending it.
Lionel Trilling — The Liberal Imagination
Mimicking the herd invites regression to the mean. The problem is not just that everyone owns the same securities; it's that everyone has internalized the same reasons for owning them, and will therefore sell at the same time for the same reasons.
Howard Marks — The Most Important Thing
Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth. If we commit ourselves to staying right where we are, then our experience becomes very vivid. Things become very clear when there is nowhere to escape.
Pema Chödrön