“Don’t just tell me the facts, tell me a story instead.”—Seth Godin, All Marketers Are Liars
Nucleic Acid Test station helper today.
“explanations are packages of ideas that help people see what is already in front of them in a new way.”—Lee LeFever, The Art of Explanation #book
“And that is the goal of visuals in the context of explanation: they make ideas memorable and reproducible.”—Lee LeFever, The Art of Explanation #book
“I keep one of Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt’s “Oblique Strategies” on a big sign above my desk: WHEN IN DOUBT, TIDY UP.”—Austin Kleon, Keep Going #book
“自認為運氣差的人，因為聽話照著指示找照片，反而看不到那個答案。相反地，自認為運氣好的人，往往懂得從較宏觀的視野找到機會。也就是說，每個人遇到機會的機率都是一樣的，但些微的心態差異就能造成截然不同的結果”—藤野英人, 關於人生 我這樣投資
“when the clock turns to five and you supposedly spent eight hours at the office. You know you were there, but the hours had no weight, so they slipped away with nothing to show.”—Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson, It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work #book
“When people come to something new, they immediately assess if it’s USEFUL to them.”—Neville Medhora, This Book Will Teach You How to Write Better
In the words of tennis great Serena Williams, “I really think a champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall.” — Nick Velasquez, Learn, Improve, Master #book #quote
今日和高中的同學分享坊間各種筆記軟件的優缺點及特質。
Trying Clover app lately, like promising.
“Some people would rather suffer the consequences of procrastination than the humiliation of trying and not doing as well as they had hoped. It is more tolerable to blame themselves for being disorganized, lazy, or uncooperative than to view themselves as being inadequate and unworthy—the failure they fear so deeply. And it is the fear of this failure that is eased by procrastination.”—Jane B. Burka, Lenora M. Yuen, Procrastination #book #quote #productivity #procrastination
“Creativity is about connections, and connections are not made by siloing everything off into its own space. New ideas are formed by interesting juxtapositions, and interesting juxtapositions happen when things are out of place.” — Austin Kleon, Keep Going #book #quote #creativity
“‘My work speaks for itself,’ but the truth is, our work doesn’t speak for itself. Human beings want to know where things came from, how they were made, and who made them.”—Austin Kleon, Show Your Work! #book #quote
“Your task here is to break inertia and gain momentum.”—Peter Hollins, Finish What You Start #book #quote #productivity #break-procrastination
“If you plan your day the night before—making a to-do list and spending a few minutes visualizing exactly how you want the day to go—your subconscious mind will work on these tasks all night long.”—Jack Canfield, Janet Switzer, The Success Principles(TM) #quote #book #productivity
“A skilled explainer learns to see the intent behind the question and formulate an answer that focuses on understanding instead of efficiency.”—Lee LeFever, The Art of Explanation #book #quote #teaching
“Getting Real delivers just what customers need and eliminates anything they don’t.”—Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson, Matthew Linderman, and 37signals, Getting Real #book #quote #product
“Our goal won’t be to avoid such obstacles—that’s impossible—but to prepare for when they come.”—Nick Velasquez, Learn, Improve, Master
“Promises pile up like debt, and they accrue interest, too. The longer you wait to fulfill them, the more they cost to pay off and the worse the regret. When it’s time to do the work, you realize just how expensive that yes really was.”—Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson, It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work #book #quote #productivity
