More often than not such self-professed ‘gurus’ are regurgitating the philosophy of some or the other organised wisdom movement. Did you know Stephen Covey’s philosophy is all Mormon?

As for those specific comments you mention here -

What about the master doer?

Academics, oh and consultants, who make careers and money out of trying to be seen as ‘master thinkers’ rarely admit mistakes! It has less to do with individual integrity than with the environment which encourages, rewards or punishes such intellectual honesty..

The second one distinctly sounds like a grumpy old person complaining about young people. Truly intelligent people, esp at a young age, become so by continually refining what they know and absorbing like sponges from their surroundings/ books/ people/ whatever. I have known several and most of them instead suffered from insecurity that comes from knowing that while one knows a lot, and can think through much, one really does not know everything.

Think about it: how many truly intelligent people do you know, who are arrogant?

Several years later…

Sister still hasn’t read it, don’t really know if she’s opened it.

Conclusion: Bono as a writer is not entertaining enough, though he is one helluva thinker. I think living in places like Cyprus aids contemplation and profound thing.

Happy New Year!!!