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Fisher Investments Press author Michael Hanson believes it's fascinating how humans pass on knowledge and experience by continually reinventing—we often say the same things over and again but in a slightly new way. Fisher Investments Press author Michael Hanson recognizes it's typical in academia, but just as prevalent with society generally. Over and over again, variations on the same themes are repackaged to audiences in film, books, and other forms of mass media. (Long before Obi-Wan Kenobi taught Luke Skywalker wisdom about the cosmos, Merlin did it for King Arthur. And Superman couldn't exist without scads of messianic figures like Jesus and the Buddha to arrive before him.)
Re-messaging widely held wisdom updates the lesson for a new generation or culture, but also forces us to revisit and rethink an idea. Hanson believes deeply in seeing issues from as many sides and perspectives as possible to tease out unseen contradictions or problems, or simply to strengthen what we already knew.
A philosophical debate for the ages is whether there is any such thing as an “original” thought. Whether you think so or not, Fisher Investments Press author Michael Hanson believes one of the best ways to make any non-original idea your own is by interpreting it uniquely. When you get your own set of metaphors about a concept, you truly make it your own. Of course, and importantly, the metaphors we use matter greatly, and the wrong ones can get us into deep trouble (as we saw in Chapter 4).
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