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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.
“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
“Even on good days, my family often experienced strained relations. My mother and I in particular, despite being the same height, had rarely seen eye to eye.”
― Becoming Odyssa : Adventures on the Appalachian Trail
― Becoming Odyssa : Adventures on the Appalachian Trail
“Etcoff decided to look at a population of people who can’t attend to language: people with aphasia, a language-processing disorder that profoundly impairs the brain’s ability to comprehend words.34”
― Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges
― Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges
“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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Mario’s 2025 Year in Books
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