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Re:9 Things I Learned in 90 Years – From the Creator of Choo... by james_marks on Tuesday September 23, 2025 @08:18AM (#45345960)
Perhaps pedantic, but "prepared mind" includes your meaning. Prepared may mean being equipped with a skill that meets the moments, but flexibility, acceptance and optimism are also skills of a prepared mind.

It's why the quote has survived since 1854.

> "dans les champs de l'observation, le hasard ne favorise que les esprits préparés" ("In the field of observation, chance favors only the prepared mind")

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Pasteur

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Re:9 Things I Learned in 90 Years – From the Creator of Choo... by Nemi on Tuesday September 23, 2025 @09:16AM (#45346599)
I don't think it is pedantic at all. A prepared mind is exactly what is needed to take advantage of opportunity. Prepared mentally denotes a state of mind where you are actively looking for opportunities and that allows you to notice them. It is an attitude, really. Not unlike being a Stoic is an attitude on gratefulness of life and acceptance of death.
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