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Nobody’s easier to fool, Ushikawa thought, than the person who is convinced that he is right.
Through this, he discovered a number of important realities, including this one: most people in the world don’t really use their brains to think. And people who don’t think are the ones who don’t listen to others.
“As long as you don’t mind the effort involved, you can learn how to best gather information and train yourself to think logically. Anyone can do that much.”
“People need routines. It’s like a theme in music. But it also restricts your thoughts and actions and limits your freedom. It structures your priorities and in some cases distorts your logic.
To rephrase Tolstoy’s famous line, all happiness is alike, but each pain is painful in its own way.
