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This is an interesting quote from Pixar Studios co-founder Ed Catmull on failure:
We need to think about failure differently. I’m not the first to say that failure, when approached properly, can be an opportunity for growth. But the way most people interpret this assertion is that mistakes are a necessary evil. Mistakes aren’t a necessary evil. They aren’t evil at all. They are an inevitable consequence of doing something new (and, as such, should be seen as valuable; without them, we’d have no originality). And yet, even as I say that embracing failure is an important part of learning, I also acknowledge that acknowledging this truth is not enough. That’s because failure is painful, and our feelings about this pain tend to screw up our understanding of its worth. To disentangle the good and the bad parts of failure, we have to recognize both the reality of the pain and the benefit of the resulting growth.
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Interesting history: how the King James Bible came about.
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This is a fascinating list: 20 things I wish I knew as a college student. I am sure that if I had known at least a few of these things I would have gotten much more from the whole college experience. (Hat tip: Aaron Armstrong)
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Once again, science proves something useful: taking notes by hand is more effective than taking notes on a computer.
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More great reading: finding the opportunity in every obstacle.
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Some useful suggestions on the best time of day to do anything.
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This is cool: a few minutes of footage from the 1919 World Series.
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Quote of the week:
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