Leo Guinan

3. Energy Usage: Neurons use energy for various functions, like transmitting signals, maintaining the balance of ions across their membranes, and synthesizing neurotransmitters and other molecules. Neuroenergetics examines how energy is utilized for these critical tasks.

For of all sad words of tongue or pen,

The saddest are these: "It might have been!"

Endowment effect

Valuing an object more, only because you possess it.

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We are emotionally attached to things that we own. It makes sense: There’s an emotional investment in having made the decision, in shifting or cementing your identify as “a person who would have this object,” and how you believe that ownership will be perceived by others. ... See more

The faster the experimentation cycles, the faster the learning, the more of an advantage you have over established people and companies.

Self-promotion makes me uncomfortable.

Maybe because I (read: most women) am not really great at it?

Or because I never want to sound sales-y.

Or because with software, it's always easier to justify tossing in one more feature than exposing our work to criticism.

every failure is my fault and it’s up to me to fix those failures