Personal collective of ideas, thoughts and notes
“Creativity is doing more than the first thing you think of”
Einstellung Effect:. Research shows that the very first idea that comes to mind, even for experts, can prevent us from finding the best solution. Creativity challenges us to go beyond this initial thought.
If comparison is the thief of joy, context is the redeemer.
This did not end up lasting too long. Some interesting insights from the device, but accuracy especially with something like CDA is very nuanced.
Key take away, continue to use Best Bike Split (software derived CDA versus this physical device).
This was one of my test from Huntersville Business Park:
Test Conditions
Regret is harder to live with compared to the consequences.
A quick visit to Independence Hall and Liberty Bell with Ella during a tournament in Philly and snapped this memorable quote.
“If men were angels, no government would be necessary,” comes from James Madison’s Federalist No. 51, published in 1788, and it explains why government is needed: because humans aren’t perfect, we need structures to control the governed and to control the government itself.
I haven’t played PBG PC in a while, but some fun stats from when I did 🙂
An interesting and memorable photo I came across on Instagram and looked into the story behind it. Fascinating read.
Story Source:
Days after the catastrophic eruption of Mount St. Helens, Cliff Smith heard a remarkable story he’d never forget.
Smith was working for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, pitching vending machine companies on carrying their cigarettes. Smith was riding shotgun with a “routeman,” restocking vending machines with Camels, when he started talking about his close call with the eruption. The man’s name was Richard “Dick” Lasher.
On the morning of May 18, 1980, Lasher, who was also a freelance photographer, headed towards Mount St. Helens in his bright red Ford Pinto. Lasher told Smith that his plan was to drive his Pinto as far as he could, then take his motorcycle, precariously hitched to the bumper, even closer. “He tried to get as close as possible,” Smith recalled. “I don’t think at the time he knew just how close he was.”
Necessity is the mother of invention
Source: Unknown
During a recent Diwali event at SAP, a speaker shared an intriguing story about Lucila Takjerad, an Algerian who was fortunate enough to be the recipient of someone’s help, and later graduated from Harvard. Below is the speech she gave at her commencement.
Lucila Takjerad
“The Least You Can Do”
Lucila Takjerad
English Graduate Commencement Speech
May 20th, 2019
The Least You Can Do
As Harvard graduates, you will be asked to go into the world and do the most you
can do. I am here to ask you to do the least.
I was born in Algeria. Every Friday, my sister and I had our weekly shower at the
public baths. We didn’t have running water at home. On winter nights, we cuddled against the cold because our heat was cut off. And, on some days, we hid our hunger in order not to worry our parents.
When I was seven years old, my country plunged into a bloody civil war. Every night, I prayed to God that tomorrow, there would not be an empty seat at our dinner table.
Dependency breeds animosity …
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