Thoughts on Attention Paid

Thoughts on Attention Paid

What Intelligent Life Is Made Of, Part 1

Adapted from a talk delivered at the New York Society for Ethical Culture, December 20, 2009.

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Michael Bogdanffy-Kriegh
May 17, 2023
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**A Brave New World**

The chance of gain is by every man more or less over-valued, and the chance of loss is by most men undervalued, and by scarce any man, who is in tolerable health and spirits, valued more than it is worth.

From Wealth of Nations, by Adam Smith

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