It May Surprise You.
September 26th, 2022 by G.
It may surprise you to hear that I think of myself as reticent.
But I do.
Comments (7)
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September 26th, 2022 06:24:41
Fiddy Cent.
September 26, 2022
Pleased to meet you, Reddy Cent.
IAW
September 27, 2022
Some people aren’t reticent enough. We could use more reticence in today’s world.
Bookslinger
September 28, 2022
Submitted as a draft chart:
Reticence distorts deliberation.
Reticence opposes action.
Rashness distorts action.
Rashness opposes deliberation.
G.
September 28, 2022
Deliberation in the sense of people deliberating together?
Bookslinger
September 28, 2022
Deliberation can be solitary or in a group. My understanding is that the generic word does not favor one context over the other.
G.
September 28, 2022
I ask because solitary deliberation and reticence can coexist
Bookslinger
September 28, 2022
Agreed. And it depends on what the reticence is about.
Reticence towards vice is a virtue.
Reticence towards virtue is a vice.
If deliberation is wise/righteous decision-making, then it is a virtue.
If an action (or inaction) is based on wise/righteous decision-making, then it is a virtue.
Perhaps the two virtue-corners are better as:
Wise decision-making.
Effectuating the decision. (as the decision may be to take no action.)