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When I was in college, I got to hear a few lectures by the late, great Philip Morison. He was a physicist, but he and his wife reviewed 5-10 technical books each month in Scientific American. In addition to everything else he did, which was a lot. Very bright guy.

Anyway, he suggested that a good way to look at and react to things was always to stop for a moment and ask yourself if it had “the ring of truth.” That’s served me well for over half a century. Following that suggestion didn’t always make me popular, but it did stop me from doing a few pretty bone-headed things I was tempted to do.

I’ll check out the Gladwell. Tx for the tip.

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