For reading between the lines with greater comprehension
Think back to a time when you fought really hard for something. Back then, how sure were you that you were right? How sure are you now that you were?If you’re like me, you pick your battles, and sometimes you pick wrong. You also intuitively track how often you changed your mind later about your […]
Some people, when admonished to comply with moral absolutes–to always be honest, generous, tolerant, or the like–nod their heads at the sage advice. Me, I no longer see moral absolutes; I only see moral dilemmas. I think of honesty, generosity, tolerance, and other seemingly monolithic virtues as questions, not answers. As of this week I […]
“Don’t say I don’t care. I do care.” Like many words, care means different kinds of things. It has its descriptive meaning–its denotation: Caring is a certain kind of behavior. But it also has its prescriptive meaning–its connotation: Caring is good. You should care. Being uncaring is bad. Combining denotation and connotation you get a […]
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