Jake
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writer, creative programmer, running Printernet and trying to make the internet more interesting.
Jake
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The New Abnormal: Keely Adler 'Helping brands understand themselves in shifting contexts' on Apple Podcasts
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To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work. - Mary Oliver
Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy: Mark Groden - The Future of Flying on Apple Podcasts
Summer 2024
“The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.”
—Terry Pratchett
Don’t do any task in order to get it over with. Resolve to do each job in a relaxed way, with all your attention. Enjoy and be one with your work.
—Thích Nhất Hạnh, The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
What are you good at? What could you be the best at? What makes you happy? What excites you? What makes you feel accomplished and good about yourself? What are you most proud of having accomplished in your life? Can you repeat this or further develop it? What do you enjoy sharing or experiencing with other people?
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."
