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Wisdom versus Knowledge

  • If you love what you do, you win

    I was listening to an interview with Mike Rowe, the TV host of “Dirty Jobs” fame. He was being interviewed for his book “The way I heard it“, and towards the end of the interview, he’s asked a series of questions the host asks all interviewees. The last question stood out for me, “One piece…

    March 5, 2024
  • What a difference a comma makes DRAFT

    From Dov: Mipney Seva Takum Add a comma. Mipney seva, takum. Because of old age, get up (and move/walk)

    February 21, 2024
  • When you have to shoot, shoot. Don’t talk.

    For the longest time, I tried to live by the slogan “Just do it,” but it lost its effectiveness after a while. Now, I have a new motto. I was watching the news from Israel, and they had a clip with a cabinet minister. The interviewer kept pressing him to agree to the need to…

    December 28, 2023
  • Adam’s Secret (draft)

    As Elie Wiesel famously wrote: “According to Jewish tradition, creation did not end with man, it began with him. When He created man, God gave him a secret – and that secret was not how to begin, but how to begin again.” (Messengers of God, p. 32)

    October 25, 2023
  • Dan Fogelberg: a wise man

    His music and lyrics always move me. He was truly a Philosopher. In the real-world sense, not an ivory tower academic. He lived in Pagosa Springs, Colorado for many years. I am frequently surprised to find my personal connection to people and events. Often it’s a geographic connection. just I’ve been to the same place.…

    July 17, 2023
  • “you’ll be a Man, my son!”

    Picture this. You’re sitting in an internal team meeting. The project is far more complicated than you thought. There’s no way you can meet the deadline you’ve given to the customer. Are you sweating now? Others in the meeting are either saying what we should have done differently, or trying to shift the blame to…

    July 13, 2023
  • The Conga Line and Project Management

    In progress… The tail gets whipped around (find a YT video or gif) and flung off the back. Similar to being on the back of a group bike ride on local roads. After every stop for a street sign or light, the line gets stretched out, and those on the back have to work hard…

    June 1, 2023
  • MicroMouse Contest

    In progress… Brought back memories of the first year. 1977 at Rockefeller U and my life at that time. https://youtu.be/ZMQbHMgK2rw

    May 31, 2023
  • The Problem with the Ignorant is that they are so Confident. DRAFT

    Tim Pool on The Vivek Show podcast. 4:21/23 01:04:15 The Dunning Kreiger Effect: People who are Stupid, aren’t Smart Enough to know they are stupid. People who are smart are constantly questioning themselves.

    April 24, 2023
  • Have a Nice Day

    I was talking with my son today, and I started by asking him, “How’s life treating you?”. A rhetorical question like “How’s the weather?” launched us into a stream of consciousness discussion about things people say without really meaning it. Take the expression “Have a nice day!” you hear it many times a day from…

    April 17, 2023
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