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.
07/20/2025
The modern term “intuition” describes the expert’s action of rapidly articulating a solution, based on extensive experience with similar situations.
— Peter J. Denning and Matti Tedre, Computational Thinking
07/19/2025
It is as difficult to change someone’s opinions as it is to change his tastes.
— Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Bed of Procrustes
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
1956 post articles, 392 pages.