The Power of Refusal (and a Heuristic for Life)

“It’s a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.” — Somerset Maugham

Somerset Maugham

This quotation nicely captures the importance of a skill — or, perhaps, more accurately, a power — that is, in my opinion, not cultivated or promoted nearly as much as it should be if our goal is to live happy and good lives.