# Potemkin wisdoms, phronesis and Pixar: How wise sayings protect us from meaning

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The piece argues that concise principles become empty social signals unless practical wisdom reconnects them to changing behaviour in specific contexts.

Blog post · Metaphor Hacker · 21 January 2020

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## About this item

- Type: Blog post
- Published: 21 January 2020
- Published in: Metaphor Hacker
- Language: English

Topics: wisdom, understanding, organisations, meaning.

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