Been thinking about truisms— partially prompted by Jenny Holzer’s Truisms at MoMA: www.moma.org/collectio…
A few that stuck with me:
>A SINGLE EVENT CAN HAVE INFINITELY MANY INTERPRETATIONS
>A RELAXED MAN IS NOT NECESSARILY A BETTER MAN
>A LOT OF PROFESSIONALS ARE CRACKPOTS
>ALL THINGS ARE DELICATELY INTERCONNECTED
>ANY SURPLUS IS IMMORAL
>AMBIVALENCE CAN RUIN YOUR LIFE
>CHASING THE NEW IS DANGEROUS TO SOCIETY
>DON’T PLACE TOO MUCH TRUST IN EXPERTS
>DON’T RUN PEOPLE’S LIVES FOR THEM
>ELABORATION IS A FORM OF POLLUTION
>EXTREME BEHAVIOR HAS ITS BASIS IN PATHOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
>FEAR IS THE GREATEST INCAPACITATOR
>HIDING YOUR MOTIVES IS DESPICABLE
>GOING WITH THE FLOW IS SOOTHING BUT RISKY