Nothing is what one thinks it is. Cloth is stone and circus is an art. There are no certainties.
I've never thought much of strictly organised and methodical study. You can't arrange a library in alphabetical order until you've collected one.
That was a day that taught me the meaning of abject failure.
Ordinary folk prefer familiar tastes - they'd sooner eat the same things all the time - but a gourmet would sample a fried park bench just to know how it tastes.