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Chapter 40 concludes it is impossible to make good decisions all the time because we can never know enough about the world, and the consequences of our actions. Hence, ethics can never emulate the scientific revolution by offering a simple set of rules for every situation, similar to those derived by Newton.
Perfect is the enemy of good is an aphorism that means insistence on perfection often prevents implementation of good improvements. Achieving absolute perfection may be impossible; one should not let the struggle for perfection stand in the way of appreciating or executing on something that is imperfect but still of value.
Don’t care about the $4, what sent me to the moon was his inability to transfer me to someone else, while taking 12-20 minutes to respond back to me. In spite, I sat there waiting but they left ...
Behaving kindly may improve a person's measurable well-being. Many studies have tried to test the hypothesis that doing something kind makes a person better off. A meta-analysis of 27 such studies found that the interventions studied (usually measuring short-term effects after brief acts of kindness, in WEIRD research subjects) supported the ...
Make your contribution as informative as is required (for the current purposes of the exchange). Do not make your contribution more informative than is required. In his book, Grice uses the following analogy for this maxim: "If you are assisting me to mend a car, I expect your contribution to be neither more nor less than is required.
Getting attention is not always a good thing. That detail didn't make it back on the page, but here's what did, over the course of the next 24 hours: seemingly every moronic thing I'd written or had written about me; my parents' careers; my age. My age. It was an epic be-careful-what-you-wish-for moment.
In addition to assuming good faith, encourage others to assume good faith by demonstrating your own good faith. You can do this by articulating your honest motives and by making edits that show your willingness to compromise, interest in improving Wikipedia, adherence to policies and guidelines, belief in the veracity of your edits, avoidance ...
Wikipedia:What the Good article criteria are not—GA reviews should be concluded only in accordance with the GA criteria, not personal preferences; Wikipedia:Compare criteria Good v. Featured article; Wikipedia:Did you know eligibility criteria—within 7 days of promotion, a GA article may be nominated for a DYK hook review