Victor Ngo
@victor
Victor Ngo
- Friendly reminder: When people say mean things about you, remember they know nothing about you. When people say nice things about you…remember they also know nothing about you. “Your boos mean nothing, I’ve seen what makes you cheer.” - Rick and Morty
Pharrell hit it on the head. 99.9% of this shit DOESN’T matter https://t.co/oMddaKO0Ag
"Perfection is impossible. In the 1,526 singles matches I played in my career, I won almost 80% of those matches. But what percentage of points did I win? 54% In other words, even top ranked tennis players win barely more than half the points they play. When you lose ever second point on average, you learn not to dwell on every shot. You t... See morethis quote by Richard Feynman sums up why I keep a Sublime library. Cards are like tricks. Every now and then you see them with fresh eyes and something clicks and it reminds me why this practice is vital:
"You have to keep a dozen of your favorite problems constantly present in your mind ... Every time you hear or read a new trick or a new result,
... See more"How to clarify a concept you can't articulate:
1. Change mediums. Draw it. Photograph it. Sing it.
2. Change levels. Explain what is one level up (bigger picture) or one level down (finer details).
3. Change fields. What would this concept look like in different fields?"(James Clear newsletter)
A lion is fully capable of capturing, killing, and eating a field mouse. But it turns out that the energy required to do so exceeds the caloric content of the mouse itself. So a lion that spent its day hunting and eating field mice would slowly starve to death. A lion can’t live on field mice. A lion needs antelope. Antelope are big animals. They t
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