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.
05/22/2021
The consequences of negative news are themselves negative. Far from being better informed, heavy newswatchers can become miscalibrated.
— Steven Pinker, Enlightenment Now
05/21/2021
Relentlessness wins because, in the aggregate, unseen details become visible.
— Paul Graham, Hackers & Painters
05/20/2021
Wernher Von Braun had this to say on the matter: “One good test is worth a thousand expert opinions.”
— Peter Hollins, Mental Models
05/19/2021
Interdisciplinary communication works only if there is a real problem to be solved, and if the representatives from the various disciplines are more committed to solving the problem than to being academically correct.
— Donella H. Meadows, Thinking in Systems
05/18/2021
What I quickly realized was that even harsh feedback makes you smarter and better at your job because it helps you think of things from different angles
— Jim Whitehurst and Gary Hamel, The Open Organization
1911 post articles, 383 pages.