"Learn to use an axe, and respect it and you can't help but love it. But abuse one and it will wear your hands raw and open your foot like an overcooked sausage." John Branson, ed. "More Readings From One Man's Wilderness: The Journals of Richard L. Proenneke, 1974-1980." Washington, D.C.: National Park Service, 2005. … Continue reading More Readings From One Man’s Wilderness: The Journals of Richard L. Proenneke, 1974-1980
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How Not to Be Stupid
"...stupidity is the cost of intelligence operating in a complex environment...[Stupidity:] overlooking or dismissing conspicuously crucial information...When it comes to overloading our cognitive brains, the seven factors are: being outside of your circle of competence, stress, rushing or urgency, fixation on an outcome, information overload, and being in the presence of an “authority.” Acting alone any of … Continue reading How Not to Be Stupid
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