39: Surely you're joking, Mr. Feynman!
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Dima and Slava have read and now discuss "Surely you're joking, Mr. Feynman!", a memoir by the renowned theoretical physicist Richard Feynman.
Both Dima and Slava were impressed by style that was simple and easy going
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Feynman's foray into art and connecting hard science and humanities was especially interesting for Dima
Slava was moved by Feynman's success as a musician
Open mindset: "Make yourself available to interesting opportunities"
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Different attitude towards authorities in professional setting (there are no authorities) and amateur exercises (learning from those who had success)
Trying different things and learning from them is really important
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Dima shares his longing for the necessary details and the right level of abstraction, while Slava tries to persuade him that all the details aren't always necessary and everything can be fine anyway.
Dima's knowing-doing gap in working on the theme
Is lack of...
Published 10/28/24
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From the discussion it is not entirely clear if Dima and Slava talk about procrastination that gets in the way of them accomplishing creative endeavours or all the creative they find to postpone working on hard and important things.
Dima did a bit of research...
Published 10/07/24