Defining without difference

Political scientists and academics seem to spend as much time explaining what something is as they spend explaining what it shows or does. To do this, they often also have to state what something is like and therefore also what it is not. The problem of defining phenomena keeps coming up in lectures, especially when it comes to the …

Seize only as many opportunities as you can make the most of. But seize a lot.

It’s an enviable dilemma. A true non-problem, even. When there are just too many opportunities, how can you make the most of them?       The answer is perhaps not to. By no means do I mean not to take opportunities. You should always be on the look-out for them, as you never know …