{"id":140420,"date":"2020-09-22T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/?p=140420"},"modified":"2020-10-22T02:54:14","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T09:54:14","slug":"tq-fitzgerald-two-opposing-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/tq-fitzgerald-two-opposing-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"F. Scott Fitzgerald on Opposing Ideas and Intelligent Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tuesday Quotes are short explorations of music, life, and the daily endeavor of practicing classical guitar. Find more here<\/a>. Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.\u201d<\/em><\/p>F. Scott Fitzgerald<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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It\u2019s said that wisdom comes when we are able to view any situation from multiple perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In part, this means we can play with thoughts that may be foreign or offensive to us. Doing this, we can entertain ideas without actually believing them. And this helps us build a richer, more multifaceted understanding of the subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In practice, this means trying things we suspect may fail. This creative exercise<\/a> can show us weaknesses in our current ideas and methods. Our experiments stress-test what we previously assumed as fact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We open ourselves to possible improvements, and new methods<\/a> and solutions present themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One way to run such an experiment is to ask, \u201cHow would _______ think about this? What would they do?\u201d Insert any person in the blank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n