The prescription is that the subject must be made to show new aspects of itself; to prompt new questions; in a word, to change. From an unchanging subject the attention inevitably wanders away.
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- Talks to Teachers on Psychology; and to Students on Some of Life’s Ideals. Main text, paragraph beginning The prescription is that the subject must be made to show new asp. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/16287/16287-h/16287-h.htm
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