Here is the precise source of the phrase: Matthew 6.2-4
“So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 3 But when you give to the needy, *do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing*, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. On Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at 10:04:47 AM UTC-4, Mark S. wrote: > > The common meaning of stuff happens when people guess at what a phrase > means. Eventually the common meaning becomes the effective meaning. > > The one that always bother me is "left hand doesn't know what the right > hand does" > > The original context of this saying was about giving. i.e. Give without > paying attention to how much. > > But today it's almost always used in the context of dysfunctional > government or organizations. > > Mark > > On Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at 3:09:30 AM UTC-7, @TiddlyTweeter wrote: >> >> Ciao David & others >> >> The discussion was interesting. I think I wasn't quite as explicit in my >> bits as I could have been. >> >> The origin of "learning curve" dates back some time in psychology (1920's >> and before) when this kind of curve ... >> >> >> ...meant you learnt quite fast at the start but eventually plateau. >> >> Sometime in the 1970's the idea of "steep learning curve" emerged that is >> metaphorically the opposite. That the "steepness is effort, not gain". That >> is NOT what the original research showed. >> >> I'm interested sociologically and linguistically in the contradiction >> between the older (still relevant psychology) and the wider meaning the >> "steep" version adopted. >> >> Well, I did say it was an "aside" :-) >> >> Best wishes >> Josiah >> >> Dave Gifford - http://www.giffmex.org/ wrote: >>> >>> Steep learning curve is fine if you know there will eventually be a >>> payoff worth the steep effort. But most newbies aren't sure it will be >>> worth the effort. >>> >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tiddlywiki+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to tiddlywiki@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/599b1b3e-c286-4020-b92d-c3a7e758a29f%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
