Moi Jamri

And we can additionally say, “that immediately when one awakens from one’s sleep” – includes what the Rambam writes “people are sleeping their lives away” (may we never know of such a thing, may we never know of such a thing!!!) For there needs to be an awakening from this sleep as well. And the start of the Divine work is that one needs to know... See more

One of the biggest things holding people back from doing great work is the fear of making something lame. And this fear is not an irrational one.

The best protection is always to be working on hard problems.

Writing novels is hard. Reading novels isn't.

Hard means worry: if you're not worrying that

something you're making will come out badly, or that you won't be

able to understand something you're studying, then it isn't hard

enough

Rejecting that flashy life is giving me more time to concentrate and be the person I need to be

You may have noticed  students who just try to remember and pound back what is remembered. Well, they  fail in school and in life. You've got to hang experience on a latticework of models in  your head.  What are the models? Well, the first rule is that you've got to have multiple models—  because if you just have one or two that you're using, the... See more

family and quality of life count for more. I’m going to reorient my life and put less emphasis on work.”

Widely-respected investor Charlie Munger on how to avoid falling victim to intense ideology and unclear thinking:

“I have what I call an ‘iron prescription' that helps me keep sane when I drift toward preferring one intense ideology over another. I feel that I'm not entitled to have an opinion unless I can state the arguments against my position... See more

Art has a purpose, which is to interest its audience.

Good art (like good anything) is art that achieves its purpose

particularly well.