Young people may not be real worldly, but they're untroubled by the ballast of dead concepts and they think really fast. They've got plenty of time to develop 'critical/intellectual distance,' not that they much like doing it.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Young people lack entrenched biases and adapt quickly. They have time to learn critical distance though they may avoid it.
- In plain terms
- Young minds are flexible and learn fast without old habits.
- What can you take from it?
- Youth offers agility but not guaranteed critical thought.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do young people teach you?
- How do you build critical distance?
Another view
Youth does not guarantee wisdom or depth.
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