Lisa notes

If you ever judge a book by its cover, this is the one. My friend Julie had a Magic 8 Ball in our teen years that we used to decide…

“The thrill of being right is undeniable, universal, and (perhaps most oddly) almost entirely undiscriminating. We can’t enjoy kissing just anyone, but we can relish being right about almost anything.”…

“Done right, an essential intent is one decision that settles one thousand later decisions. . . . One strategic choice eliminates a universe of other options and maps a course…

“As a general rule, people, even the wicked, are much more naïve and simple-hearted than we suppose. And we ourselves are, too.” – The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoyevsky In case…

“I’ve yet to meet anyone in America who responds to the question ‘How are you?’ with the reply, ‘Well for starters, I’m not very busy.’” – Kevin DeYoung You’re too…