"As the art of reading (after a certain stage in one’s education) is the art of skipping, so the art of being
wise is the art of knowing what to overlook."
William James, The Principles of Psychology, Vol. II.
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There is an interesting book from Pierre Bayard about this topic. I dont know if it is available in english. I blogged about it (in german) here:
http://bedeutungswirbel.wordpress.com/2008/04/04/wissenswertes-uber-unwissen/
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“Overlooking” as in ignoring indulgently the faults or misconduct of others?
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