"Chess is everything: art, science, and sport." — Anatoly Karpov 20th July is celebrated as World Chess Day to mark the date of the establishment of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) in Paris in 1924. Chess, a game which results in better brain function, improved memory and cognitive abilities, strategic thinking and attention improvement. Chess... Continue Reading →
Thought of The Day
20th July 2023 "Be careful how you fix what you don't understand" — Fred Brooks, author of "The Mythical Man-Month", on fixing things
Thought of The Day
19th July 2023 “A parent or a teacher has only his lifetime; a good book can teach forever.” — Louis L’Amour
Thought of The Day
18th July 2023 “Any year that you don’t destroy one of your best-loved ideas is probably a wasted year.” — Charlie Munger
Thought of The Day
17th July 2023 "Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending." – Maria Robinson
Thought of The Day
16th July 2023 Don't wait for a sign to start. Your desire to start is the sign.
Thought of The Day
15th July 2023 It takes years to figure out what you want in life. Once you do, don't let anyone talk you out of it. They will try.
Stop Decorating The Fish and Illusion of Progress
"A problem is worth solving only if it blocks us from achieving our goal" – from "Stop Decorating the Fish: Which Solutions to Ignore and Which Problems Really Matter" by Kristen Cox Kristen Cox lost her vision when she was 11 years old. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqSMp8jc3CE&t=21s Seven Solutions that give us the illusion of progress https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ma212_LUeL4
Thought of The Day
14th July 2023 Dream in years. Plan in months. Evaluate in weeks. Ship (action) daily.
Thought of The Day
14th July 2023 We must live with the ambiguity of partial freedom, partial power, and partial knowledge. All important decisions must be made on the basis of insufficient data. Yet we are responsible for everything we do. — Sheldon Kopp

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