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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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“When it comes to meditation, though, the goal and the journey are the same thing.”
― Get Some Headspace: How Mindfulness Can Change Your Life in Ten Minutes a Day
― Get Some Headspace: How Mindfulness Can Change Your Life in Ten Minutes a Day
“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
“[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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