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# The art of being wise is knowing what NOT to do
- URL: https://www.bramadams.dev/202301021418/
- Published: 2023-01-28T09:40:47.000Z
- Updated: 2023-01-28T09:40:46.000Z
- Author: Bram Adams

> My thinking is first and last and always for the sake of my doing, and I can only do one thing at a time. \[…\] **the art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook**. ([View Highlight](https://biggestfish.substack.com/p/planning-is-for-doing?s=r&%5F%5FreadwiseLocation=0%2F0%2F10%2F0%2F0%2F3%2F0%2F0%2F0%2F1%2F1%2F0%2F1%3A0%2C0%2F0%2F10%2F0%2F0%2F3%2F0%2F0%2F0%2F1%2F1%2F0%2F1%3A173#:~:text=My%20thinking%20is%20first%20and%2Cof%20knowing%20what%20to%20overlook.))

This is substantially easier when a philosophy and [Values Document](https://bram-adams.ghost.io/Values%20Document?ref=bramadams.dev) is accepted into one's heart.