Too close a view may interfere with one's grasp of an overall problem or concept.

Instead of trying to specify a system in full detail, specify it only somewhat. You can then ride on the dynamics of the system in the direction you want to go.

The system of transportation is not coherent; it is not treated as integral. Roads compete with with railroads and airlines in chaotic fashion, and at immense cost to the nation.

A slowly moving queue does not move uniformly. Rather, waves of motion pass down the queue. The frequency and amplitude of these waves is inversely related to the speed at which the queue is served.

It is the concept of likelihood that a real understanding of probability resides, and we must learn how to measure it.

There is, then, a logical priority about the arrangements, and logic has nothing to do with time.

Too close a view may interfere with one's grasp of an overall problem or concept.