Quote of the Day
If you enjoy programming, philosophy, math, or any number of geeky topics, you're in the right place. Every day, I'll post a random quote from my extensive collection of Kindle highlights. Quotes do not necessarily reflect my views or opinions. In fact, part of my epistemic process is to consume a wide variety of contradictory material.
07/18/2025
Your system can look like chaos to others, but if it brings you progress and delight, then it’s the right one.
— Tiago Forte, Building a Second Brain
07/17/2025
Unfortunately the universe doesn’t agree with me. We’ll see which one of us is still standing when this is over.
— Eliezer Yudkowsky, Policy Debates Should Not Appear One-Sided
07/16/2025
Will technology increase the gap between rich and poor? It will certainly increase the gap between the productive and the unproductive.
— Paul Graham, Hackers & Painters
07/15/2025
Consultant and author Jerry Weinberg has an answer of sorts: He suggests that we don’t work overtime so much to get the work done on time as to shield ourselves from blame when the work inevitably doesn’t get done on time.
— Tom DeMarco, Tim Lister, Peopleware
07/14/2025
The tools we use have a profound (and devious!) influence on our thinking habits, and, therefore, on our thinking abilities.
— Edsger W.Dijkstra, How Do We Tell Truths That Might Hurt?
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