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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