On passing through 80

The focus of this passage through age is on the sources of fun in the profe ssional life of the author. Cited are (1) denying the obvious, (2) revealin g that most social systems do not pursue the objectives they proclaim, (3) replacing conceptual confusion with order, (4) exposing intellectual con me n, and (5) designing organizations that can avoid the ubiquitous traps that immobilize them.