patience
the art of waiting
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patience
Here’s a simple mnemonic you can use the next time you arrive at a line: “W.A.I.T.”
WAIT stands for W hy are you being an A sshole, I t’s not like any of us want T o be here either.
Remember: “Waiting in Line” is a critical skill of human beings, and one of the basic building blocks of a decent society. If you’d like to see what life would be like... See more
WAIT stands for W hy are you being an A sshole, I t’s not like any of us want T o be here either.
Remember: “Waiting in Line” is a critical skill of human beings, and one of the basic building blocks of a decent society. If you’d like to see what life would be like... See more
Shalom Auslander • Lines: A Beginner’s Guide
love this rant on patience
I do not mean passivity, which is frequently mistaken for patience. It is passivity that tells us not to fight for our work. It is passivity that takes “no” for a final answer. Passivity is exactly that: pass-ive. We take a pass on growth on our own behalf. Patience is very different. Patience is not the acceptance of weakness. It is the quiet,
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Clay's trajectory is a reminder that sometimes things take a while to bake (h/t: @edsim) https://t.co/eeiT4zqAdv
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Jim Simons: "I’m not an extremely fast thinker myself; I just work hard."
That was all I needed to do—work hard, not fast. A paper I published in '68 took me five years. But it has had 1,850 citations. For a math paper, that’s an awful lot.
There’s too much emphasis on a person’s being able to answer questions quickly."
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