If you're being bombarded with information, the act of looking for patterns — not necessarily finding them — is what going to give you psychic refuge, a sense of sanctuary.

Douglas Copeland
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When we are being bombarded with so much information that we have no time to concentrate on finding patterns in the information, we need to take a moment to look for patterns in the information. In so doing, we gain a sense of sanctuary from the barrage of information.

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