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.

 

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Your post must include a link to this post.

How does this work?
Write a response on your own website and include a link to this post. Then submit your response’s URL here. Your response may appear here after moderation. To update or remove it, edit or delete your original post and submit the same URL again. Learn more about Webmentions.