Volume 6 · The Unfinished Syllabus · Essay 276
Tower of Knowledge Problem
Every problem has a door labelled with its own name. Tower of Knowledge Problem is such a door, and it opens.
The problem persists because it is usually treated as someone else's. Once you accept that the naming of it includes you, solutions stop being exotic and start being obvious.
It is worth keeping in your pocket not because it is always right, but because it is always available. A tool you carry beats a perfect tool you left at home.
A good librarian is a quiet revolutionary. She knows that a child with a borrowing card and a long afternoon is more dangerous to ignorance than any syllabus.
Learning is the one wealth that survives every partition of fortune. Print it on a card if you like. Better: print it on a habit.