Ahmed Saoud
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Essentialists see trade-offs as an inherent part of life, not as an inherently negative part of life. Instead of asking, “What do I have to give up?” they ask, “What do I want to go big on?” The cumulative impact of this small change in
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“Recognizing and accepting both the responsibilities and the opportunities leadership offers you is a significant step in your development as a leader.”
― From Bud to Boss: Secrets to a Successful Transition to Remarkable Leadership
― From Bud to Boss: Secrets to a Successful Transition to Remarkable Leadership
“I think that there is only one way to science – or to philosophy, for that matter: to meet a problem, to see its beauty and fall in love with it; to get married to it and to live with it happily, till death do ye part – unless you should meet another and even more fascinating problem or unless, indeed, you should obtain a solution. But even if you do obtain a solution, you may then discover, to your delight, the existence of a whole family of enchanting, though perhaps difficult, problem children…”
― The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World
― The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World
“و اكتشفت أن الناس يختلف أحدهم عن الآخر، لأن كلًا منهم يريد أن يكون الآخر على مثاله، فإذا ما أصبح على مثاله في النهاية، فإنه يبحث لنفسه عن مثال آخر ليخلق مسافة جديدة تصلح للخلاف من جديد.
لمَ لا يتعلم الناس التوازن رغم وجود الخلاف و التناقض، كما هو الحال في الطبيعة و الأروكسترا خاصة. إنك لا مفر واجد كلًا منهم يريد صمتًا مطبقًا من حوله، ليتغنى وحده بأفكار لم تتحدد معالمها بعد في خياله، و معتقدات لم تستقر تمامًا في قلبه، و انفعالات غير مسئول عنها.”
― حافة الليل
لمَ لا يتعلم الناس التوازن رغم وجود الخلاف و التناقض، كما هو الحال في الطبيعة و الأروكسترا خاصة. إنك لا مفر واجد كلًا منهم يريد صمتًا مطبقًا من حوله، ليتغنى وحده بأفكار لم تتحدد معالمها بعد في خياله، و معتقدات لم تستقر تمامًا في قلبه، و انفعالات غير مسئول عنها.”
― حافة الليل
“My pencil and I are more clever than I.”
― The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World
― The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World
“Essentialists see trade-offs as an inherent part of life”
― Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
― Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
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