In a fast-paced world full of intense economic/scientific/in...

In a fast-paced world full of intense economic/scientific/intellectual competition and decreasing opportunities for solitude, it is harder than ever before to justify spending significant time on intangible work that may or may not pay off. You can’t put on your resume—“I spend a lot of time thinking about ideas and scribbling notes that I don’t share with anyone.”

Roger’s Bacon • The Myth of the Myth of the Lone Genius

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