Ir vērts reiz pa reizei pārlasīt iedvesmojošas runas. Steve Jobs uzruna Stenfordas universitātes absolventiem noteikti pie tādām ir pieskaitāma:

For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.

Steve Jobs,
Stanford speech

My first wife did all the wedding planning and asked me if I couldn’t at least be in charge of the honeymoon. I planned a great golf vacation to Scotland. Unfortunately, she didn’t play golf. It is surprising the marriage lasted as long as it did.

/Steven D. Levitt/

It seems natural for people to blame their own misfortunes on the environment. It seems equally natural to blame other people’s misfortunes on their personalities. Just the opposite attribution, by the way, is made when things go well. When things go right, people credit their own forceful personalities and intelligence: “I really did a good job today; no wonder we finished the project so well.” The onlookers do the reverse. When they see things go well for someone else, they credit the environment: “Joan really was lucky today; she just happened to be standing there when the boss came by, so she got all the credit for the project work. Some people have all the luck.”

/Donald A. Norman - The Design of Everyday Things/

Nesen uzdūros interesantam rakstam, par to kā reiz tapis Apple populārais produkts Grapher, ir vērts izlasīt par to, kā cilvēki ir gatavi ielavīties sava bijušā darba devēja ēkā, lai turpinātu darbu pie iesākta projekta, gatavi to darīt bez atalgojuma, pie tam tādējādi piesaistot lielu daļu no esošajiem darbiniekiem izveidojot tādu kā slepeno kopienu, kura galu galā pabeidz šo produktu un pa kluso arī iekļauj to MAC OS operētājsistēmā.

The secret to programming is not intelligence, though of course that helps. It is not hard work or experience, though they help, too. The secret to programming is having smart friends.

/Ron Avitzur/

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Photography is like driving. The more experience you have, the better you become at it. Both endeavors use sophisticated equipment to get a task done. The more you understand the technical considerations, the easier it is to master them. Driving is best when you understand how the car works well enough that you can pay attention to the task at hand-getting to where you want to go. Photography, similarly, should be an activity in which you are not worried about basics. Only when basic camera handling is reflexive can the photographer make the necessary effort to create a great photograph.

/ Bernhard J. Suess /