The most successful scientist thinks like a poet — wide-ranging, sometimes fantastical — and works like a bookkeeper.
Motivation from E.O. Wilson in The Meaning of Human Existence.
Could apply to any craft or vocation, don’t you think? The most successful scientist or artist, musician, programmer, designer, tech lead, writer, product owner, or …?
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Or work like an Artisan 😛
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Artisan! Nice one.
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“The Meaning of Human Existence,” now there’s a good book! Wilson is endlessly quotable and as sharp as he’s ever been. I’ve been a huge fan of his work since he has, in his later years, departed from academic writing and began publishing his own, personal philosophy.
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Thanks for your comment, Brian. I originally got this book from the library, an now am planning to buy my own copy.
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I found another:
> We pray for miracles, but work for results.
— St Augustine
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