Quotes — “rookie vs. seasoned problem solvers”
“Rookie problem solvers show you their analytic process and mathematics to convince you that they are clever. That’s sometimes called APK, the anxious parade of knowledge. But seasoned problem solvers show you differently.” —McKinsey alumni Charles Conn and Robert McLean
Quotes — “impatience with actions, patience with results”
“When you do them, you want to do them as quickly as you can while doing them well with your full attention. But then, you just have to be patient with the results because you’re dealing with complex systems and many people.” —Naval Ravikant
Quotes — “constraints”
“[...] boundaries create a platform for important work.” —Seth Godin on Susan Kare
Generous Work: because we can, not because we’re owed
“Gratitude isn't a problem. But believing we're owed gratitude is a trap.” —Seth Godin, author of “The Practice”
Quotes — “work on it until it no longer prevents your progress”
“Don’t over-improve your weaknesses. If you’re not good at something, work on it until it no longer prevents your progress, but the bulk of your time is better spent maximizing your strengths.” —James Clear, author of “Atomic Habits”
Quotes — “poking and prying with a purpose”
“Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.” —Zora Neale Hurston, American writer and anthropologist
Quotes — “information acquired are grasped in their relations to one another”
“But information is AN UNDIGESTED BURDEN unless it is understood. It is knowledge only as its material is comprehended. And understanding, comprehension, means that the various parts of the information acquired are grasped in their relations to one another — a result that is attained only when acquisition is accompanied by CONSTANT REFLECTION upon the meaning of what is studied.” —John Dewey, author of “How We Think” (1933)