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- A little bit of slope makes up for a lot of y-intercept
From a lecture by CompSci Professor John Ousterhout, as recounted in this Quora post: *Here’s today’s thought for the weekend. A …
- Why Test?
John Green, in response to his younger self asking if his lecturing would be “on the test:” Yeah, about the test… The …
- Will I become a billionaire if I am determined to be one and put in all the necessary work required?
No.One of the many qualities that separate self-made billionaires from the rest of us is their ability to ask the right questions. This is …
- Wisdom
“One can pass on knowledge but not wisdom. One can find wisdom, one can live it, one can be supported by it, one can work wonders with it, …
- Searching
“When someone is searching,” said Siddhartha, “then it might easily happen that the only thing his eyes still see is that what he searches …
- Be More Successful!
- The Struggle
“The Struggle is when you wonder why you started the company in the first place. The Struggle is when people ask you why you don’t quit and …
- Moment's Indulgence
I ask for a moment's indulgence to sit by thy side. The works that I have in hand I will finish afterwards. Away from the sight of thy face …
- Prepare for None of It to Work
*In the meantime, cling tooth and nail to the following rule: not to give in to adversity, not to trust prosperity, and always take full …
- Knowing what you don’t know is more useful than being brilliant.
Confucius said that real knowledge is knowing the extent of one’s ignorance. Aristotle and Socrates said the same thing. Is it a skill that …
- What is up to us, what is not up to us.
To harness the same power, recovering addicts learn the Serenity Prayer. *God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change …
- Is It Up To You?
In life our first job is this, to divide and distinguish things into two categories: externals I cannot control, but the choices I make …
- Alter Your Perspective
Man does not simply exist but always decides what his existence will be, what he will become the next moment. By the same token, every …