There is something less than fully human in those who have never known a commitment to an idea, who have never risked an exploration of the unknown, who have never attempted the kind of creativity of which men and women are potentially capable.

Betty Friedan
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There is something less than fully human in those who have never known a commitment to an idea, who have never risked an exploration of the unknown, who have never attempted the kind of creativity of which men and women are potentially capable. The lack of a commitment to an idea is a loss for everyone. It makes life boring and predictable. There is no need to work hard if you don’t believe in the product.

Similarly, there’s no need for exploration if you already know what you’re looking for. Lack of creativity stifles our world as we know it, as it makes us content with what we already have instead of pushing us to make something new.

Source: The Feminine Mystique

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