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Decision-makers often choose the first acceptable solution, rather than look further to find an optimal solution which would require more resources.
“You're not wearing shoes."
"I hate shoes."
"Hate is a strong emotion for footwear," Zachary observes.”
― The Starless Sea
"I hate shoes."
"Hate is a strong emotion for footwear," Zachary observes.”
― The Starless Sea
“Being human totally sucks most of the time. Videogames are the only thing that
make life bearable. —Anorak’s Almanac, Chapter 91, Verses 1–2”
― Ready Player One
make life bearable. —Anorak’s Almanac, Chapter 91, Verses 1–2”
― Ready Player One
“Whether chemists, physicists, or political scientists, the most successful problem solvers spend mental energy figuring out what type of problem they are facing before matching a strategy to it, rather than jumping in with memorized procedures.”
― Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
― Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
“In the end the decision was simple: pizza, shower, and a hostel trumped PowerBars, floor planks, and putrescence. I was on my way to Damascus.”
― Becoming Odyssa : Adventures on the Appalachian Trail
― Becoming Odyssa : Adventures on the Appalachian Trail
“I kept waiting for a big idea to arrive, and I kept announcing to the universe that I was ready for a big idea to arrive, but no big ideas arrived. There were no goose bumps, no hairs standing up on the back of my neck, no butterflies in my stomach. There was no miracle. It was like Saint Paul rode his horse all the way to Damascus and nothing happened, except maybe it rained a bit.”
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
― Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
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