Aantekeningen over wat mij opvalt.

Save time

Free after Seth Godin:

Don’t watch television

Don’t go to meetings

Instead:

Look at the blank space beween you and the future.

What is high leverage work.

(versus what crappy task is there only to keep you from doing the real work).

How to change a habit

Not mine, but from James Clear:

Start (very) small)

Increase in very small ways – 1% better every step

Break habits into chunks

When you slip, get back on track immediately (don’t let the slippage become a habit). Don’t Miss Twice.

Be patient. Stick to your pace. It is not the last sentence that finished the novel.

Dijkstra Q&A

Found this on geekchic.com, a website that has disappeared, but the wayback machine caught it.

  • What is your programming language of choice? my own (Algol? – Kneut)
  • What is your favorite operating system? I don’t use a computer
  • Do you have a hero or role model? not really
  • What is your favorite kind of music? chamber music
  • What is your favorite news group? I don’t use a computer
  • What is your favorite web page (besides geekchic!)? I don’t use a computer
  • What sports do you enjoy? none
  • What kind of car do you drive? AUDI 4000
  • What hobbies do you enjoy outside of work? music, photography, camping
  • What is your favorite book (or author)? Dorothy L. Sayers
  • What is your favorite movie? Roman Holiday
  • What sort of clothing do you usually wear to work? informal, T-shirt, sandals
  • What is your favorite food? soups

To think you have to be two persons

To think you have to be two persons (or more) at the same time. And you have to disagree with yourself (make sure the one person thinks up ways to justify the opinion of the second person). You have to tolerate conflict, negotiate, compromise. Adjust your thinking.

More importantly, you must not only question your own opinion, but you have to ignore the public opinion.

(After Jordan Peterson)