Best most useful advice I EVER got was from Jim Watson (DNA discoverer) over tea at his NYC apartment. 3 words, 2 meanings.
AVOID BORING PEOPLE.
Best most useful advice I EVER got was from Jim Watson (DNA discoverer) over tea at his NYC apartment. 3 words, 2 meanings. AVOID BORING PEOPLE.
Ben Franklin’s excellent advice: “If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth writing.”
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the fastest path to being perceived as a “genius” (commonplace hyperbole) is to read books that your peers aren’t reading. this will not be a universal perception, but it’s nonetheless a very strong effect that’s amusingly underutilized
What should you do if you're young and ambitious but don't know what to work on? What you should not do is drift along passively, assuming the problem will solve itself. You need to take action. But there is no systematic procedure you can follow. When you read biographies of people who've done great work, it's remarkable how much luck is involved.... See more