The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction no longer exists.
- Hannah Arendt
"If you can't figure out what kind of work you like, pay attention to what's easy to concentrate on and gives you energy vs. what makes you tune out and feel tired"
sounds obvious but remains some of the best advice I ever got.
The difference between good and great is often an extra round of revision.
The person who looks things over a second time will appear smarter or more talented, but actually is just polishing things a bit more.
Take the time to get it right. Revise it one extra time.
At the root of our polarization problem is a deficit of intellectual humility. Too many people refuse to admit that they might be wrong.
Diversity of thought opens minds. Intensity of conviction closes them.
Knowing your knowledge is incomplete is a prerequisite for learning.
World bends for people those who become better constantly through constant iteration.
Don’t be a slow changing hardware.
Become like software my friend.