“Stories, as much as we like to talk about them, retrospectively, as emanations of theme or worldview or intention, occur primarily as technical objects when they're being written. Or at least they do for me. They're the result of thousands of decisions made at speed during revision.” MadeStoriesDecisionResultsWrittenObjectsIntentionSpeedThemeWorldviewRevisionDecisions Made Author:George Saunders
“I'm not a speed writer. I write slowly and revise obsessively. The end result tends to be good. That's where my strength is.” WritingEndsResultsSpeedBe GoodEnd Results Author:Patrick Rothfuss
“Throughout my career I swam for form. Speed came as a result of it.” FormResultsCareersSpeed Author:Johnny Weissmuller
“What worries me, especially, is that public opinion over here is patting itself on the back every morning and thanking God for theAtlantic Ocean (and the Pacific Ocean). We greatly underestimate the serious implications to our own future.... Things move with such terrific speed these days, that it is really essential to us to think in broader terms and, in effect, to warn the American people that they, too, should think of possible ultimate results in Europe and the Far East.” PeopleThinkingShouldWarMovingTermResultsOpinionMorningWorryEffectsSeriousEssentialsOceanEuropeUltimateSpeedEastThese DaysThank GodEvery MorningUnderestimatePublic OpinionTerrificImplicationsPacificNeutralityPacific Ocean Author:Franklin D. Roosevelt
“The physical act of meditating by closing one's eyes and slowing down the speed of internal thoughts - especially worrisome thinking - results in a physiological response that is well documented in the scientific literature.” ThinkingWellsEyeLiteratureResultsResponseSpeedInternalsSlow DownClosingMeditatingSlowingPhysiological Author:Tim McCarthy
“A demanding performance challenge tends to create a Team. In any situation requiring a combination of multiple skills, experiences and judgments, a team inevitably gets better results than a collection of individuals. Teams provide the kind of responsiveness, speed, on-line customization and quality that is beyond the reach of individual performance.” KindIndividualChallengesLinesResultsQualitySituationTeamSkillsJudgmentPerformancesEducationalSpeedCombinationGet BetterCollectionsTeamworkMultipleResponsivenessIndividual Performance Author:John Katzenbach
“Computers and rocket ships are examples of invention, not of understanding. ... All that is needed to build machines is the knowledge that when one thing happens, another thing happens as a result. It's an accumulation of simple patterns. A dog can learn patterns. There is no "why&rdqo"; in those examples. We don't understand why electricity travels. We don't know why light travels at a constant speed forever. All we can do is observe and record patterns.” KnowsLightHappensScienceUnderstandingCan DoSimpleResultsKnowledgeForeverRecordsOne ThingDogExampleNeededComputerMachinesConstantPatternsSpeedThings HappenInventionShipsElectricityRocketsAccumulation Author:Scott Adams
“Even after rowing in all these pieces, it's often hard to determine who will be selected because the decisive factor in seat racing is speed not margin. Boat X beats boat Y by two lengths over 1000 meters in a time of 2:54. After exchanging "Dave" from X to Y for "Scott," Boat X beats boat Y by one length in a time of 2:51. From the rower's perspective, the result is that Dave beats Scott by a length. But in Mike's eyes, Scott beats Dave because on the second piece, X was three seconds faster-even though it only beat Y by a length.” TwoHardEyeThreeResultsPiecesPerspectiveBeatsDetermineSpeedFactorsBoatFasterSeatsLengthSecondsRacingMikeMarginsSelectedMeterRowingDaveExchanging Author:Chris Ahrens
“And as particles are living digital elements, moving on their own according to the various attributes (such as weight, speed, shape) given to them by the animator, we don't know what the visual result will be until everything is completed. This result can often be unsatisfying, obliging us to repeat the process all over again, with new features.” KnowsMovingGivenProcessResultsShapesElementsWeightVariousSpeedFeaturesRepeatsVisualsDigitalAttributesParticlesOften IsAnimator Author:Martine Epoque