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“I suspect the I.Q., SAT, and school grades are tests designed by nerds so they can get high scores in order to call each other intelligent...Smart and wise people who score low on IQ tests, or patently intellectually defective ones, like the former U.S. president George
W. Bush, who score high on them (130), are testing the test and not the reverse.”
― The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
W. Bush, who score high on them (130), are testing the test and not the reverse.”
― The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
“If you have more than one reason to do something (choose a doctor or veterinarian, hire a gardener or an employee, marry a person, go on a trip), just don’t do it. It does not mean that one reason is better than two, just that by invoking more than one reason you are trying to convince yourself to do something. Obvious decisions (robust to error) require no more than a single reason.”
― Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
― Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
Endicott Mythic Fiction
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The Endicott Mythic Fiction group is now closed. The group focused on books inspired by "myth, folklore, fairy tales, and the oral storytelling tradi ...more
Heathens, Pagans and Witches
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A group for any and all pagans, witches and heathens to discuss books related to spirituality. Any type of pagan is welcome here - Wiccan, eclectic, d ...more
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