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The art of choosing what works over what sounds impressive at dinner parties.
means The quality of being sensible and workable in real situations, rather than merely good in theory.
from Traces back to the Greek 'praktikos' (fit for action, concerned with doing), from 'prassein' meaning to do or achieve. It passed through Latin and French before settling into English as 'practical,' with '-ity' later bolted on to turn the quality into a noun you could actually point to — fittingly, even the word's own history is about turning ideas into usable things.
- origin
- from Greek praktikos, meaning fit for action
- not
- the opposite of creativity, just its editor
- paradox
- the most idealistic people often lack it most
- test
- does it still work when you are tired