The BIG Lie!
You’ve been fed a big lie.
The lie goes thusly.
You must study hard in school (creativity killer #1). You must get good grades (creativity killer #2). You must listen to teachers
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Creativity
Productivity is NOT about getting more done!
Does anyone remember record players? I suppose that statement dates me. But the one big flaw of record players is that when a scratch was present, they could get caught
Life is meaningless! You are nothing but space debris!!!
Over breakfast and interesting conversation evolved about the state of physics and what it tells us about the meaninglessness and purposelessness of our lives, both individually and collectively.
I've been thinking
Eight Years of Scorn and Mockery: Persistence and Genius
These two guys that you may have heard of suffered scorn and ridicule for over eight years. They persisted, and they changed the world!
If you want more help letting your
cynicism and astronauts: death and rebirth of the dreamers
My friend Rob recently wrote on Facebook:
I was seven when Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. We were camping with family friends on a plot of land on the shore
What are you changing into? (and why this explains the horrible economy)
The title of the post alludes to an old cliché, "the only constant is change". Today I had a strong reminder of the importance of this saying - especially in
Goal oriented or fun oriented?
Today, I had fun.
For the past few years, whenever I've gone on a bike ride, I've been goal focused.
Mountain biking: distance and elevation. Have I pushed myself hard enough?
Road
Would computers really want to do math proofs?
Roger Penrose wrote a book titled "The Emporor's New Mind." The book roused quite a bit of controversy, because he claimed that he had proof that computers can't think in