202304041047 Do significant things with your life
As far as I know each of [us] has but one life to lead, and it seems to me it is better to do significant things than to just get along through life to its end. Certainly near the end it is nice to look back at a life of accomplishments rather than a life where you have merely survived and amused yourself. Thus in a real sense I am preaching the messages that (1) it is worth trying to accomplish the goals you set yourself and (2) it is worth setting yourself high goals.1
An excellent quote on living 202304031317 A Life and having 202205231312 A Career that you can be proud of and be happy to have lived.
A similar but less philosophical take on this is to 202206112310 Work on what matters. A similar but more philosophical take on this is 202109071223 The unexamined life is not worth living.
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Hamming, R. W. (2020). The art of doing science and engineering: Learning to learn. Stripe Press. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53349431-the-art-of-doing-science-and-engineering ↩