June 2008
3 posts
Why I Push Myself
there is a certain point at which we take our pursuit of knowledge personally. the realization that the world in which we thrive is bound together by a cold precision that has little tolerance for error without profound repercussion, leaving no sanctuary in masked inadequacies such as luck. in this sober and unforgiving space, we find that our limits are self-imposed, being essentially rooted in...
wake up
i spent the other night doing a ‘where are they now’ on some of the more accomplished seniors of my high school class. as i realized the magnitudes of their achievements, my greatest works quickly began to feel so small in comparison. it is now apparent that i have much to do. i need to go where i can think clearly and do great things.
Summer of Philosophy
Being as blown away as I am about life and science, I easily get excited and into a subject for a week or so and then find a new distraction in a completely irrelevant branch (last night I stayed up till 5 reading abouthow to build jet packs). It is uncommon for me to remain heavily fixated on a scientific idea for longer than 6 months. One idea has held my attention of almost a full year...