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May 30, 2026
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“What house does not contain some drawer or cupboard full of senseless odds and ends…with which nobody knows what to do, but which a blind instinct saves from the ash barrel?"
William James (father of modern psychology)
Thinking about the odd way we assign meaning and value to the little trinkets and treasures we come across or, say, the ticket stub from a brilliant gig.
The quote via Hayley Larson's excellent 'Closely Reading' Substack.
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