<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Abstraction conserves intelligence by allowing one... > Abstraction conserves intelligence by allowing one useful pattern to be recognized across many situations. Its danger is detachment: a reusable concept must return to concrete examples often enough to remain accountable to reality. **Source:** [[livestreams/The Royal Challenge — Systems Thinking, Reality, and Reusable Ideas - Workbook|The Royal Challenge — Systems Thinking, Reality, and Reusable Ideas]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Abstraction conserves intelligence by allowing one useful pattern to be recognized across many situations. Its danger is detachment: a reusable concept must return to concrete examples often enough to remain accountable to reality.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-abstraction-conserves-intelligence-remain-accountable-reality ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->