Tony Gu

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“It's not that gays and diversity equal high technology. But if your culture is not such that it can accept difference, and uniqueness and oddity and eccentricity, you will not get high tech industry.”
― Richard Florida, The Rise of the Creative Class: And How It's Transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life

tags: economics

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“The obstacle in the path becomes the path. Never forget, within every obstacle is an opportunity to improve our condition.”
― Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph

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“a man does not really begin to be alive until he has lost himself, until he has released the anxious grasp which he normally holds upon his life, his property, his reputation and position.”
― Alan W. Watts, Become What You Are

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“Ideas are easy. It's the execution of ideas that really separates the sheep from the goats.”
― Sue Grafton

tags: ideas

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“There cannot be change without loss”
― Stephen Grosz, The Examined Life: How We Lose and Find Ourselves

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Non-Fiction Enthusiasts — 122 members — last activity Apr 20, 2023 06:43PM
Online forum for discussing, recommending & reviewing all types of non-fiction books (bio, history, true crime, etc). If you are joining us for the ...more

History, Medicine, and Science: Nonfiction and Fiction — 1536 members — last activity Oct 14, 2025 06:03PM
Discussion about the fascinating stories of our scientific and medical past

Science Book Club for the Curious — 574 members — last activity Nov 17, 2025 07:00AM
Feeling inquisitive? Looking for good conversation? Love science and books? The Science Book Club for the Curious is just the thing for you. This virt ...more

Beijing SF Reading Group — 7 members — last activity Apr 14, 2016 09:01PM
So many three body problems, so little time.

Philosophy — 5745 members — last activity Oct 30, 2025 01:22PM
What is Philosophy? Why is it important? How do you use it? This group looks at these questions and others: ethics, government, economics, skepticism, ...more

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