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Tag Archives: Aphorisms
Letters to a freshman
A friend of mine in his first year of college periodically writes to get my opinion on things he hears and talks about at college. He sent me a recent email questioning some statements from one of his courses. His … Continue reading
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The best way to predict the future
is to invent it. Great title from an article I haven’t even read yet, but I definitely agree with the sentiment. And given the nostalgia that’s been generated today as I clean out old files, scan in old student papers … Continue reading
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New Year’s Thoughts
Seemed like an appropriate time for some thoughts from Whitehead on education: Education is the acquisition of the art of the utilization of knowledge. In education, the broad primrose path. . . is represented by a book or a … Continue reading
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Aphorisms 3
21 Some people will try to make use of you. Don’t let them unless you just want to, but don’t be surprised either. 22 There is a basic asymmetry in the world: not everyone you like will like you back. 23 When you … Continue reading
Aphorisms 2
11. If you have to ask for advice, you usually know what you should do and just don’t want to. 12. GAG every once in a while: “Go Against the Grain”. do something you aren’t really sure you can do … Continue reading
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Aphorisms
Perhaps reading Nietzsche this fall caused me to fall into this sort of vein, but here are some aphorisms of my own, some original and some not. A few sacrifice precision for pithiness. Most were originally intended specifically for my … Continue reading
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