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Models are opinions embedded in mathematics.
Weapons of Math Destruction
Cathy O'Neil
“Attention is the beginning of devotion,” writes the poet Mary Oliver, pointing to the fact that distraction and care are incompatible with each other: you can’t truly love a partner or a child, dedicate yourself to a career or to a cause—or just savor the pleasure of a stroll in the park—except to the extent that you can hold your attention on the object of your devotion to begin with.
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Oliver Burkeman
It does not follow that discernment should not be used. It follows only that we should know that __its greatest value is to reaffirm our relationship to God. It is not meant to bring extraordinary revelations.__ Once the group is aware of such a limitation, they are well disposed to use the precious instrument they have in hand.
Discernment
Ladislas Orsy, SJ
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