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“You couldn't leave your home planet while it still contained a place like Azkaban.

You had to stay and fight.”
― Eliezer Yudkowsky, Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality

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“Growth comes at the point of resistance. We learn by pushing ourselves and finding what really lies at the outer reaches of our abilities.”
― Josh Waitzkin, The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance

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“There is no justice in the laws of nature, no term for fairness in the equations of motion. The Universe is neither evil, nor good, it simply does not care. The stars don't care, or the Sun, or the sky.”
― Eliezer Yudkowsky, Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality

tags: philosophy, religion, science

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“A true rationalist ought to be effective in the real world.”
― Eliezer Yudkowsky

tags: cynicism, rationalism, rationality

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“The secret is that everything is always on the line. The more present we are at practice, the more present we will be in competition, in the boardroom, at the exam, the operating table, the big stage. If we have any hope of attaining excellence, let alone of showing what we’ve got under pressure, we have to be prepared by a lifestyle of reinforcement. Presence must be like breathing.”
― Josh Waitzkin, The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance

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