You wrote to me once, listing the four chief virtues. Wisdom, Justice, Fortitude and Temperance. As I read the list I knew I had none of them. But I have other virtues, father. Ambition, that can be a virtue when it drives us to excel. Resourcefulness. Courage. Perhaps not on the battlefield, but there are many [...]
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I’ve been motivated by overcoming challenge and overcoming the hurdles and obstacles that face me. There still is plenty out there to get motivated by. [...] If you’re in pitch blackness, all you can do is sit tight until your eyes get used to the dark. -Haruki Murakami, [...] Time to review what I learned this week! 1) Being a good leader means being a good recruiter, a good motivator, and putting people in the right places It bears repeating because I think this sums up the entire job very quickly while at the same time still showing the magnitude of the job and why it’s so [...] Expertise in one field does not carry over into other fields. But experts often think so. The narrower their field of knowledge the more likely they are to think [...] A lot of interesting research coming out of behavioral studies today from Slate, about moral sainthood and its costs: But new research by Nina Mazar and Chen-Bo Zhong at the University of Toronto levels an even graver charge: that virtuous shopping can actually lead to immoral behavior. In their study, subjects who made simulated eco-friendly purchases ended [...] Someone once told me that the worst sin is fear. God hates [...] As written by Andre Weil, another great mathematician, in the foreword of his unburied works from the dark recesses of a library corner: On the 16th of April 1823, a number of fairies, summoned by Ganesha, the god of mathematical wisdom, assembled in Berlin at the cradle of an infant, to grant boons and bestow blessings. [...] Eschew the monumental. Shun the Epic. All the guys who can paint great big pictures can paint great small [...] I had a great many prejudices that have since dissolved. But what I still hate about the women’s movement is their insistence upon male piety in relation to it. I don’t like bending my knee and saying I’m sorry, mea culpa. I find now that women have achieved some power and recognition they are quite the [...] |
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