Two Thoughts (2 - 8 August)

Sunday, 2 August

Two thoughts from Barry Schwartz

"Happiness as a goal is a recipe for disaster."

"Ninety percent of adults spend half their waking lives doing things they would rather not be doing at places they would rather not be."

Monday, 3 August

Two thoughts from Patrick Winston

"Your success in life will be determined largely by your ability to speak, your ability to write, and the quality of your ideas-in that order."

"Salute the audience."

Tuesday, 4 August

Two thoughts from Marvin Minsky

"In general, we're least aware of what our minds do best."

"One can acquire certainty only by amputating inquiry."

Wednesday, 5 August

Two thoughts from Roger Schank

"Humans are not ideally set up to understand logic; they are ideally set up to understand stories."

"Learning happens when someone wants to learn, not when someone wants to teach."

Thursday, 6 August

Two thoughts from Donald Knuth

"The language in which we express our ideas has a strong influence on our thought processes."

"Premature optimization is the root of all evil."

Friday, 7 August

Two thoughts from Christopher Alexander

"Making something beautiful is not a new thing or an old thing. It is a constant thing."

"Simplicity and inner calm are more important than complexity and superficial agitation in architecture."

Saturday, 8 August

Two thoughts from Annie Dillard

"If you stay still, earth buries you, ready or not."

"You can't test courage cautiously."

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