“How can I progress on the Way thanks to every day difficulties.” WayProgressDifficultyThanks Author:Arnaud Desjardins
“By the time the average person finishes college, he or she will have taken over 2,600 tests, quizzes, and exams. The right answer approach becomes deeply ingrained in our thinking. This may be fine for some mathematical problems where there is in fact only one right answer. The difficulty is that most of life isn’t this way. Life is ambiguous; there are many right answers- all depending on what you’re looking for. But if you think there is only one right answer, then you’ll stop looking as soon as you find one.” IfsThinkingWayLifeMayPersonsFactsProblemLife IsAnswersTakenCollegeFineApproachTestsDifficultyAverageMathematicalAmbiguousExamAverage PersonRight AnswersQuizMathematical Problems Author:Roger von Oech
“Although the way ahead [for immunology] is full of pitfalls and difficulties, this is indeed an exhilarating prospect. There is no danger of a shortage of forthcoming excitement in the subject. Yet, as always, the highlights of tomorrow are the unpredictabilities of today.” WayTodayScienceSubjectsDangerTomorrowDifficultyExcitementShortageHighlightsExhilaratingPitfallsUnpredictabilityForthcoming Author:Cesar Milstein
“For want of self-restraint many men are engaged all their lives in fighting with difficulties of their own making, and rendering success impossible by their own cross-grained ungentleness; whilst others, it may be much less gifted, make their way and achieve success by simple patience, equanimity, and self-control.” MenWayWantLifeMaySelfSuccessFightingSimpleImpossibleAchieveCrossesDifficultySimplicityEngagedSelf ControlGiftedRestraintEquanimityRenderingSelf Restraint Book:Character. Repr Source: Character. Repr
“The general problem with ambitious systems is complexity. [...] it is important to emphasize the value of simplicity and elegance, for complexity has a way of compounding difficulties.” WayImportantProblemValuesDesignDifficultySimplicityComplexitySoftwareAmbitiousEleganceSoftware DesignSimplicity And Elegance Author:Fernando J. Corbato
“We're also fairly stubborn, I think, fairly independent. We have our share of difficulties with our federal government, although I've tried to as I am here encourage a better way of discussing those problems.” ThinkingWayProblemGovernmentShareDifficultyIndependentFederal GovernmentStubbornBetter WaysDiscussing Author:Dan Miller