The crack-upF. Scott Fitzgerald
The crack-up
by F. Scott Fitzgerald · first published 1986
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If you're interested, the quote comes from The Crack-Up, which "tells the story of Fitzgerald's sudden descent at age thirty-nine from a life of success and glamor to one of emptiness and despair, and his determined recovery."[1] [1]: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16893.The_Crack_Up
on “Roger Ebert dies at 70 after battle with cancer” ↗…But also consider: > The test of a first rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function. - F. Scott Fitzgerald, "The Crack-Up", Esquire Magazine (February 1936)
on “The Myth of Multitasking (2008) [pdf]” ↗…head at once? The test of a first rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function. - F. Scott Fitzgerald, "The Crack-Up", Esquire Magazine (February 1936) Unfortunately, one of the ideas in this case is deeply offensive. Hopefully this is an opportunity to reexamine that idea with a more inclusive mind.
on “Inclusiveness at Mozilla” ↗I found free public versions for some of the essays in the compilation. Show Mr. and Mrs. F. to Number—[1] The Crack-Up[2] [1] https://fitzgerald.narod.ru/zelda/shownumber.html [2] https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/f-scott-fitzgerald-...
on “How sober should a writer be?” ↗> The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function. -- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Crack-Up[1], Esquire, February 1936 [1] https://www.esquire.com/lifestyle/a4310/the-crack-up (https://web.archive.org/web/20250328074803/https://www.esqui...)
on “Aristotle quotes on virtue, knowledge, and happiness” ↗