“Life is complicated. It’s filled with nuance. It’s unsatisfying. If I believe in anything, it is doubt. The root cause of all life’s problems is looking for a simple fucking answer.”
—Anthony Bourdain https://t.co/fCvqAqf7Ik
“Life is complicated. It’s filled with nuance. It’s unsatisfying. If I believe in anything, it is doubt. The root cause of all life’s problems is looking for a simple fucking answer.” —Anthony Bourdain https://t.co/fCvqAqf7Ik
Tired: Rushing to quick answers or public declarations
Wired: Sitting with questions, refining them in trusted company, and waiting until the shape of truth emerges
Yancey Stricklerx.comLife is intrinsically confusing and precarious. What makes life unbearable is our mistaken belief that it can be cured. We have limited capacity for conceiving the complexity of the world, and we can relax into that reality. Being comfortable that we won't fully grasp things and relax into doubt.
The reason why Epistemic anxiety bothers you so much is because it is at odds with a universal human feeling: An innate desire for truth.
Utsav Mamoria • How to Live an Intellectually Rich Life
It’s not always clean and straightforward. But as my mother would say to me, “The world is complicated, Bar. That’s why it’s interesting.”