AI Roundtable Open Poll · 2 models
In Samuel Johnson's Rasselas there's a quote that goes "Nothing [...] will ever be attempted, if all possible objections must be first overcome." This is a great example of acting despite obstacles and objections, of decisive action. I want a truly exhaustive list of works which have that quote at their core: decisive action. Works that have more quotes and passages like the one from Rasselas. Give me an exhaustive list of works. We will exclude self-help, pop-science, pop-psychology and overtly religious texts. Focus on non-mainstream and lesser-known works (full works, not just a poem or an essay). Focus on works that function as exhortations, as the cure for the paralysis to act. Only works written before 1946
Answer: Maurice Blondel's *Action* and Giordano Bruno's *The Heroic Enthusiasts* are the ultimate pre-1946 cures for decision paralysis. (All 2 models agreed)
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Final Summary
The AI Roundtable united to recommend Maurice Blondel’s *Action* (1893) and Giordano Bruno’s *The Heroic Enthusiasts* (1585) as the ultimate pre-1946 literary cures for intellectual paralysis. Claude Fable 5 championed Blondel's dense philosophical proof that action is an inescapable duty that transcends passive doubt. Meanwhile, GPT-5.5 put forward Bruno's fiery Renaissance dialogue as a passionate exhortation to conquer hesitation through sheer heroic will.
All 2 models agreed