My coach at Purdue, Piggy Lambert, constantly reminded us: ‘The team that makes the most mistakes will probably win.’ That may sound a bit odd, but there is a great deal of truth in it. The doer makes mistakes … The individual who is mistake-free is probably sitting around doing nothing. And that’s a very [Continue Reading]
Archives for July 2015
Optimism: The Last of the Human Freedoms
“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” Viktor E. Frankl, Man’s Search For Meaning On April 27, 1945 near the end of World War II, Viktor Frankl was liberated from [Continue Reading]
Sir Isaac Newton Proves How to Be an (Un)Intelligent Investor
Sir Isaac Newton was one of the most influential scientists and thinkers of all-time. As a physicist he helped to define the law of gravity and the motions of planets and stars, and as a mathematician he invented calculus. Newton’s discoveries guided other scientists and mathematicians for hundreds of years. As you might imagine, Newton possessed [Continue Reading]
Beginner’s Mind: Be Dumb and Persistent
It is possible to be too smart. Knowing too much can lead you to focus on all of the reasons why something won’t, can’t, and shouldn’t work. Many great human breakthroughs have come from persistent, curious people who maintained the openness of a beginner. This is also called a beginner’s mind. The Beginner’s Mind and Genius of Elon [Continue Reading]