Thursday, August 02, 2018
A Politics Cleanse
Althouse points to an essay by Arthur C. Brooks in which he recommends abstaining from political news for a while.
Smart move, regardless of your political leanings, because the political scene has gone nuts. [It reminds me of Robin Williams imitating Robin Leach: "I'm shouting and I don't know why!"]
As long-time readers of this blog know, I recommend watching the entire series of Hercule Poirot mysteries. It is a great escape and the main characters are likable, even admirable.
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Think Different
Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes.
The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status-quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them.
About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They invent. They imagine. They heal. They explore. They create. They inspire. They push the human race forward.
Maybe they have to be crazy.
How else can you stare at an empty canvas and see a work of art? Or sit in silence and hear a song that’s never been written? Or gaze at a red planet and see a laboratory on wheels?
We make tools for these kinds of people.
While some see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.
Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes.
The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status-quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them.
About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They invent. They imagine. They heal. They explore. They create. They inspire. They push the human race forward.
Maybe they have to be crazy.
How else can you stare at an empty canvas and see a work of art? Or sit in silence and hear a song that’s never been written? Or gaze at a red planet and see a laboratory on wheels?
We make tools for these kinds of people.
While some see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.
- Apple Computer
If You Want to Build a Ship
[Photo by Franck V. at Unsplash]
If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.
- Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Wednesday, August 01, 2018
Don't Forget to Read Outside of Your Field
[Photo by Daniel Corneschi at Unsplash]
I worry about people who only read nonfiction and especially worry about those who only read books about their particular profession.
Some of the best insights can be found in unlikely sources.
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