It’s not the world, it’s you.

In his interview with author George Saunders (at 48 minutes in), Ezra Klein shared this anecdote:

Someone once told me that whenever you think “huh, that doesn’t make sense”, what it means is that your model of the world doesn’t make sense. The world always makes sense on its own terms. It’s you is missing something.

Ezra Klein, February 19, 2021

I find myself thinking “huh, that doesn’t make sense” a lot lately. This seems like it could be a helpful way to rethink those situations.

 

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