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Masterly Inactivity Versus Micromanaging
Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
Masterly Inactivity - What's the Good?
Masterly inactivity has two ingredients. You need the wisdom to judge when activity would be pointless or counter productive, and you must have the ability to act if and when you judge that the time is right. For most of us, benign neglect looks like the better option. We should just admit that we lack the competence ever to intervene wisely. But of course, that's hardly an attitude you want from doctors or parents.
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