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Used correctly, he says, mathematics can give your ideas a tremendous clarity. It’s like an engineer who gets an idea for a device and then builds a working model. The equations can tell you which parts of your theory work and which don’t. They can tell you which concepts are necessary and which aren’t. “When you mathematize something you distill its essence,” he says.
Complexity
M. Mitchell Waldrop
In keeping their As true to their authentic selves, good friends can make effective Anchors. Friends in high places are understandably treated with suspicion, particularly when they are appointed without the kind of qualifications or life experiences we would expect. Packing a cabinet with cronies, we assume, is just a ruse to insulate the A from contrarian thinking.
Consiglieri
Richard Hytner
We have a responsibility to shape our own desires. As we’ve seen, we can’t do that without others. The duty to shape our desires goes hand in hand with the responsibility to care for the relationships that we have with others.
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