Sunday, 16 August
Two thoughts from Daniel Kahneman
“If you were allowed one wish for your child, seriously consider wishing him or her optimism.”
“We can be blind to the obvious, and we are also blind to our blindness.”
Monday, 17 August
Two thoughts from Anne Brontë
“But he who dares not grasp the thorn, should never crave the rose.”
“There are great books in this world and great worlds in books.”
Two thoughts from Georg Simmel
“He is educated who knows how to find out what he doesn’t know.”
“One needs to properly possess only a couple of great thoughts – they shed light on many stretches whose illumination one would never have believed in.”
Tuesday, 18 August
Two thoughts from Walter Benjamin
“We collect books in the belief that we are preserving them when in fact it is the books that preserve their collector.”
“To be happy is to be able to become aware of oneself without fright.”
Wednesday, 19 August
Two thoughts from Herbert A. Simon
“A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.”
“You do not change people’s minds by defeating them with logic.”
Thursday, 20 August
Two thoughts from Keanu Reeves
“The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way.”
“You can’t stop the waves but you can learn to surf.”
Friday, 21 August
Two thoughts from Viktor Frankl
“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.”
“No one can take away my freedom to choose how I will react.”
Saturday, 22 August
Two thoughts from Albert Camus
“The need to be right is the sign of a vulgar mind.”
“Those who lack the courage will always find a philosophy to justify it.”
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