- Attention – the ravenous, focused and insatiable curiosity;
- Acceptance – the cultural abstraction and belief in a common genius;
- Empathy – the vivid vicariousness and ability to emote;
- Rigor – the intellectual discipline and capacity to articulate;
- Range – the tactile feel for history and logic;
- Courage – the preparedness to gamble the dreams;
- Validation – the pre-posthumous praise.
- Further Reading:
- The Courage in the Age of the Half-Men
- The Oligarchy Versus the World
- The World we know Best