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“Lin Lin is too smart. To work in fundamental theory, one must be stupid.”
Feynman's take on this: "I declared myself to be among those who feel uncomfortable when asked to articulate what we really think about the quantum theory,
adding that “If I were forced to sum up in one sentence what the
Copenhagen interpretation says to me, it would be 'Shut up and
calculate!'"
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“[Writing is] like driving a car at night: you never see further than your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.”
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“Being humble, here, means being aware of how difficult your instincts can make it to get the facts right. It means being realistic about the extent of your knowledge. It means being happy to say “I don’t know.” It also means, when you do have an opinion, being prepared to change it when you discover new facts. It is quite relaxing being humble, because it means you can stop feeling pressured to have a view about everything, and stop feeling you must be ready to defend your views all the time.”
― Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think
― Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think
“(i) Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print.
(ii) Never use a long word where a short one will do.
(iii) If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out.
(iv) Never use the passive where you can use the active.
(v) Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word, or a jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent.
(vi) Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outright barbarous.”
― Politics and the English Language
(ii) Never use a long word where a short one will do.
(iii) If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out.
(iv) Never use the passive where you can use the active.
(v) Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word, or a jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent.
(vi) Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outright barbarous.”
― Politics and the English Language
“You don’t get to new places by following established tracks.”
― Reality Is Not What It Seems: The Journey to Quantum Gravity
― Reality Is Not What It Seems: The Journey to Quantum Gravity
“Equanimity is that quality of mind that is okay with things, or balanced in the face of anything, even a lack of equanimity. This may sound a bit strange, but it is well worth considering. Equanimity also relates to a lack of struggle even when struggling, to effortlessness even in effort, to peace-fulness even when there is not tranquility. When equanimity is really well-developed, one is not frightened of being afraid, worried by being concerned, irritated by being irritated, pissed off at being angry, etc. The fundamental nature of the mind is imperturbable and absolutely equanimous; phenomena do not disturb space or even fundamentally disturb themselves from a certain point of view.”
― Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha: An Unusually Hardcore Dharma Book - Revised and Expanded Edition
― Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha: An Unusually Hardcore Dharma Book - Revised and Expanded Edition
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