The anceints devoted a lifetime to the study of arithmetic; it required days to extract a square root or to multiply two numbers together. Is there any harm in skipping all that, in letting the school boy learn multiplication sums, and in starting his more abstract reasoning at a more advanced point. Where would be the harm in letting the boy assume the truth of many propositions of the first four books of Euclid, letting him assume their truth partly by faith, partly by trial?
Task triage is the habit of making a realistic assessment of what degree of perfection is required for a task at the point of accepting it, so one do… - John Perry
Task triage is the habit of making a realistic assessment of what degree of perfection is required for a task at the point of accepting it, so one do…
- John Perry
Taking a long time to do something not worth doing, that is, doing it inefficiently, seems even more useless. - John Perry
Taking a long time to do something not worth doing, that is, doing it inefficiently, seems even more useless.
While procrastinating is not a flaw, being a structured procrastinator is actually one way of being pretty productive. - John Perry
While procrastinating is not a flaw, being a structured procrastinator is actually one way of being pretty productive.
The anceints devoted a lifetime to the study of arithmetic; it required days to extract a square root or to multiply two numbers together. Is there a… - John Perry
The anceints devoted a lifetime to the study of arithmetic; it required days to extract a square root or to multiply two numbers together. Is there a…
Hope provides comfort, and hope does not always require probability. - John Perry
Hope provides comfort, and hope does not always require probability.
The essence is that many procrastinators are "structured procrastinators," people who, like me, get a lot done as a way of not working on what they s… - John Perry
The essence is that many procrastinators are "structured procrastinators," people who, like me, get a lot done as a way of not working on what they s…
The fantasy of doing a task perfectly is common with procrastinators; they set the bar for success very high. Then they are afraid to approach it. As… - John Perry
The fantasy of doing a task perfectly is common with procrastinators; they set the bar for success very high. Then they are afraid to approach it. As…
You may lack will power, but that doesn't mean you can't take a lot of steps to make yourself more productive. - John Perry
You may lack will power, but that doesn't mean you can't take a lot of steps to make yourself more productive.
Plan your day with an eye to your tendency to procrastinate, and put in safeguards to keep it to a minimum. - John Perry
Plan your day with an eye to your tendency to procrastinate, and put in safeguards to keep it to a minimum.
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