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“Think deeply about things.
Don't just go along because that's the way things are or that's what your friends say.
Consider the effects, consider the alternatives, but most importantly, just think.”
― The Boy Who Could Change the World: The Writings of Aaron Swartz
Don't just go along because that's the way things are or that's what your friends say.
Consider the effects, consider the alternatives, but most importantly, just think.”
― The Boy Who Could Change the World: The Writings of Aaron Swartz
“Be curious. Read widely. Try new things. What people call intelligence just boils down to curiosity.”
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“What we are doing is finding ways for people to understand and think about mathematics.”
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“Our true needs are deeper – yet in our modern society most of us reflexively and relentlessly pursue wealth, consumer goods and admiration. We have learned from Perelman's mathematics. Perhaps we should also pause to reflect on ourselves and learn from Perelman's attitude towards life.”
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“The scary thing is that the more open our markets get, the faster people can move their money around and the more trading is based on this kind of speculation instead of serious analysis. And that’s scary because—recall—the whole point of the stock market is to decide the crucial question of what we, as a society, should build for the future. As Keynes says, “When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done.”
― The Boy Who Could Change the World: The Writings of Aaron Swartz
― The Boy Who Could Change the World: The Writings of Aaron Swartz
Ali's Book Club
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Welcome to the unofficial Ali Abdaal Book Club! A community in which fans of Ali can come together to discuss their favourite books. We will be pickin ...more
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