July 1

On Distraction

To have a great many aims and objects is much the same thing as having no aim at all; for if a man shoots at many things he will hit none, or none worth the hitting. GS303

“Man invents mechanical forms and modes in order to get away from the horrible necessity of thinking, but in doing so he destroys his soul.” (1094.58)

“See how the bulk of them hurry on with their eyes tightly shut, rushing fast and yet faster still down to destruction. You cannot make them stop and think. There are thousands of men who would almost sooner be whipped than be made to think.” (2404.122)

“It is no use having a brain that is taken up with fifty different subjects, and yet does not master any one of them.” (2649.558)