Following your bliss is a recipe for paralysis if you don’t know what you are passionate about. A better motto for most youth is “master something, anything”. Through mastery of one thing, you can drift towards extensions of that mastery that bring you more joy, and eventually discover where your bliss is.
如果你不知道自己对什么有热情,也要知道单纯追求快乐会让人麻痹。对大多数年轻人来说,一个更好的座右铭是“掌握一些东西,无论什么东西”。通过掌握某种技能,你可以朝着能给你带来更多快乐的方向延伸发展,并最终发现你的幸福所在。
The essence of mathematics lies in its ability to reveal hidden patterns and structures in the universe.
Writing is a way of making sense of the world.
The old believe everything; the middle-aged suspect everything; the young know everything.
"The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive."
When brainstorming, improvising, jamming with others, you’ll go much further and deeper if you build upon each contribution with a playful “yes — and” example instead of a deflating “no — but” reply.
以利益相合的,遇到窘迫、困穷、灾祸、忧患、伤害就会互相抛弃;因天性相连的,遇到窘迫、困穷、灾祸、忧患、伤害会联结得更紧密。
Let’s face it, a nice creamy chocolate cake does a lot for a lot of people; it does for me.