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V2 | Chemistry | Alloying
Alloying is the art of mixing elements to create something greater than the sum of its parts. While our intuition tells us that pure substances are best, alloying shows this is not always true. One plus one can equal ten. By blending ingredients in precise proportions, metallurgists can create materials with bespoke... See more
Alloying is the art of mixing elements to create something greater than the sum of its parts. While our intuition tells us that pure substances are best, alloying shows this is not always true. One plus one can equal ten. By blending ingredients in precise proportions, metallurgists can create materials with bespoke... See more
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Confusing status with skill
The tenured philosophy professor at Princeton might not even be half as effective a teacher as the adjunct at the community college.
The head of surgery might be relatively better at meetings and politics than they are at actually helping patients.
Having a lot of social media followers doesn’t mean you’re really good at... See more
The tenured philosophy professor at Princeton might not even be half as effective a teacher as the adjunct at the community college.
The head of surgery might be relatively better at meetings and politics than they are at actually helping patients.
Having a lot of social media followers doesn’t mean you’re really good at... See more
Confusing status with skill
Status or Skill?
I can feel that diminishment returning to everyday life. Everyone’s wrung out from the news and the terror inflicted by clown oligarchs and mad leaders and the general enshittification that is ensuing.
Austin Kleon • The Subtle Art of Showing Up
CREED
We believe in the one High God who out of love created
the beautiful world and everything good in it. He
created man and wanted man to be happy in the world.
God loves the world and every nation and tribe on the
earth. We have known this High God in the darkness,
and now we know him in the light. God promises in
the book of his word, the Bible, that... See more
We believe in the one High God who out of love created
the beautiful world and everything good in it. He
created man and wanted man to be happy in the world.
God loves the world and every nation and tribe on the
earth. We have known this High God in the darkness,
and now we know him in the light. God promises in
the book of his word, the Bible, that... See more
Like this for its language, tone - certainly not written in the standard white, paternalistic vernacular.
“You are as old as the risks you take. In many ways, aging is not the process of growing old, but rather the slow death of becoming overly protective, scared, and worried about losing what you have. Youth is found in the energy of going for it, taking the risk, and trusting that you’ll figure it out along the way.”
3-2-1: On the secret to youth, how to achieve what you want, and the challenge of being yourself
"Every act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one's self-esteem. That is why young children, before they are aware of their own self-importance, learn so easily; and why older persons, especially if vain or important, cannot learn at all."
Source: Words to the Wise (hat tip to Dylan O'Sullivan )
Source: Words to the Wise (hat tip to Dylan O'Sullivan )
3-2-1: Four questions for life, how to learn like a child, and seeing things in a generous way
Maturity is the ability to prioritize values before feelings.
The child does what feels right, the adult does what is right.
The child does what feels right, the adult does what is right.