1. "By altering the inner attitudes of their minds, human beings have the power to transform the external aspects of their lives."2. This maxim was first presented by William James in an article published in The Atlantic Monthly in 1880. 3. He advocated for pragmatism as the path to a broader life experience, yet he did not subscribe to the belief that practice leads to objective truth. 4. While everyone obtains their perspective of the world through life's experiences, James maintained that these individual perspectives vary, which is natural.