receptivity

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“I think the principal thing is the idea of doing. It’s about the quality of being there. Receptivity to what is around you is so important.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2023

Receptivity so far has been very, very good in terms of our strategy.”

From Forbes • Feb. 21, 2012

Receptivity is not enough, and no longer is the department allowed to wait for things to happen and then figure the best way out.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Length of the Receptivity Period.—During the summer of 1953 an experiment was conducted to determine more definitely when the pistils became receptive and how long they remain in this condition.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 by Northern Nut Growers Association

Receptivity is the first prerequisite to progressive thinking, and that Thales reached out after and imbibed portions of Oriental wisdom argues in itself for the creative character of his genius.

From A History of Science — Volume 1 by Williams, Edward Huntington