The dominant kind of snobbery that exists nowadays is job snobbery. You encounter it within minutes at a party, when you get asked that famous iconic question of the early 21st century, "What do you do?" According to how you answer that question, people are either incredibly delighted to see you, or look at their watch and make their excuses.
今日最主要的势利,就是对职业的势利。你在派对中不用一分钟就能体会到,当你被问到这个21世纪初,最有代表性的问题:你是做什么的?你的答案将会决定对方接下来的反应,对方可能对你在场感到荣幸,或是开始看表,然后想个借口离开。
欲求新,则求变。欲求完美,求常变。
创新不是对每件事都说“是”,而是对除最关键功能外的一切说“不”。
写作是一种生活、呼吸、存在的方式。
People are mostly shaped by their genes and their environment, but within those constraints, they have some freedom to choose their own path.
The minute you stop learning, you stop growing.
每一次实验,无论成功与否,都是迈向理解的一步。