I’ve been studying with Gould a bit lately… he’s one of the greatest minds of the 20th century. I recommend this reading of his essay.

It is common to spend inordinate amounts of mental time concerned with things that are wrong or impossible. ‘What is normal’ is one of the most lethal, since no one is ‘normal’.

“There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.”

I recommend this reading of his essay. “The Median Isn’t the Message’.