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“The best modules are those that provide powerful functionality yet have simple interfaces. I use the term deep to describe such modules.”
― A Philosophy of Software Design
― A Philosophy of Software Design
“[Life] is a dance, and when you are dancing, you are not intent on getting somewhere. The meaning and purpose of dancing is the dance.”
― The Antidote: Happiness For People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking
― The Antidote: Happiness For People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking
“The hard things in life, the things you really learn from, happen with a clear mind.”
― Drinking: A Love Story
― Drinking: A Love Story
“Ask yourself whether you are happy', observed the philosopher John Stuart Mill, 'and you cease to be so.' At best, it would appear, happiness can only be glimpsed out of the corner of an eye, not stared at directly.”
― The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking
― The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking
“Reassurance can actually exacerbate anxiety: when you reassure your friend that the worst-case scenario he fears probably won't occur, you inadvertently reinforce his belief that it would be catastrophic if it did. You are tightening the coil of his anxiety, not loosening it. All to often, the Stoics point out, things will not turn out for the best.”
― The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking
― The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking
Excuse for a glass of wine and a good book club
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— last activity Dec 21, 2008 10:13AM
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