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Life lessons from Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 | Benjamin Zander

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The Power of Possibility and Positive Thinking

The power of possibility lies in creating something new, such as starting a university without traditional tools. Positive thinking, on the other hand, is seen as a fraud, as it pretends things are good when they are not. Positive thinking is deemed irritating, whereas possibility is described as a language of creation that can shift conversations towards making things best for the world.

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