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One of my fav bits from Andy Grove: if you can’t do something, you are either unable or unwilling (or both). So you need training, motivation, or to simply accept that you don’t want to do it. It’s simple, but we make it hard
My goal on twitter is to build a diverse tapestry of relationships with kind, thoughtful nerds from all over the world. So my tweets are mostly... - nerding out & analysing things - sermons re: kindness & warmth (always relevant) - shitposting to puncture solemnity Simple tbh!
Source of the Wooten quote - he says easy, not simple. Whoops. I’m not enough of a master to say easy, so I’m going to go with “simple”, because simple things can still be difficult in their simplicity https://t.co/5LkrLVSRNt
"When there's a note that doesn't work, there's a note on either side of the note that DOES work." NOBODY TELLS YOU THIS. "It's always easy! but we make it hard!". "A minute ago this note didn't work, but now it does. I can *erase* the wrong note by *making music*." Amazing https://t.co/mlhCU45PDU
I’m 75.8% done with my project to journal a million words at @1000wordvomits. I will be doing an executive summary at the end, but basically, it looks like most of it is me repeating a few basic ideas & directives from many different angles. It’s simple... https://t.co/saJQBjnMga
Robert Frank, a lovely teacher like Wooten (but of economics), found that you learn languages better by mimicking children than by studying grammar rules. “Start slowly + see each idea in multiple contexts.” Hear the wrong note! It’s simple,,, https://t.co/WOWjc9qc7O
Book opens with a joke about how learning the details of technicalities is ineffective when learning a new language. Frank compares 4 years of Spanish (ineffective) vs 13 weeks of rudimentary Nepalese with the Peace corp, mimicking children (effective)
Ever played the game 2048? The only strategy you need to win the game is to not die. And since you die when the board gets crowded with 2’s, the only thing you need to care about is getting rid of 2’s. The score takes care of itself. It’s simple,,,,, https://t.co/9SIvu7bqwG
How do you win football trophies? Alex Ferguson: https://t.co/ucUPYdzHdk
"If you assemble 11 talented players who concentrate intently during training, take care of their diet and bodies, get enough sleep and show up on time, you're halfway to winning a trophy. It's always astonishing how many clubs are incapable of doing this."