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Hamlet Was Wrong

Revisionist History

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The Soup Nihilist

My father did not believe in planning anything. He believed that if you are on a road for whatever reason, then that's the road you should take. This guiding principle was always that hamlet was wrong. If an accountant appears before you hire the accountant,. If stacy seems nice, hire stacy. That is the way gladwells think. I i love hershman because he reminds me of my father. But hirschman's point was that hamlet had it backwards. Once you'v accepted that you don't know what happens next, that you can't predict or plan everything in your life, then you're free to act. What is there to be afraid of

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