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· Graham is not here to report, he is here to outline, scribble, to make lateral and adjacent connections between pictures and political history. He suggests an arrested footnote without citation to carry the atmosphere and weight of such a moment I can't be sure I'm getting anywhere when I'm working hard, but I can be sure I'm getting nowhere when I'm not, and it feels awful. [ 2] There wasn't a single point when I learned this. Like most little kids, I enjoyed the feeling of achievement when I learned or did something new Well known essayist, programmer, language designer, co-founded Viaweb, invented Bayesian spam filters (basis of modern filters): many essays, books (On Lisp, ANSI Common Lisp, Hackers and Painters), Lisp information, FAQs
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Graham proposed a disagreement hierarchy in a essay How to Disagree, putting types of argument into a seven-point hierarchy and observing that "If moving up the disagreement hierarchy makes people less mean, that will make most of them happier." Well known essayist, programmer, language designer, co-founded Viaweb, invented Bayesian spam filters (basis of modern filters): many essays, books (On Lisp, ANSI Common Lisp, Hackers and Painters), Lisp information, FAQs An essay that told people things they already knew would be boring. You have to tell them something new. But this pattern isn't universal. In fact, it doesn't hold for most kinds of work. In most kinds of work — to be an administrator, for example — all you need is the first half. All you need is to be right
· Graham is not here to report, he is here to outline, scribble, to make lateral and adjacent connections between pictures and political history. He suggests an arrested footnote without citation to carry the atmosphere and weight of such a moment Graham proposed a disagreement hierarchy in a essay How to Disagree, putting types of argument into a seven-point hierarchy and observing that "If moving up the disagreement hierarchy makes people less mean, that will make most of them happier." Well known essayist, programmer, language designer, co-founded Viaweb, invented Bayesian spam filters (basis of modern filters): many essays, books (On Lisp, ANSI Common Lisp, Hackers and Painters), Lisp information, FAQs
P A U L G R A H A M Essays If you’re not sure which to read, try How to Think for Yourself, Do Things that Don’t Scale, or How to Lose Time and Money. Is There Such a Thing as Good Taste Beyond Smart A Project of One’s Own Fierce Nerds Crazy New Ideas An NFT That Saves Lives The Real Reason to End the Death Penalty How People Get Rich Now Graham proposed a disagreement hierarchy in a essay How to Disagree, putting types of argument into a seven-point hierarchy and observing that "If moving up the disagreement hierarchy makes people less mean, that will make most of them happier." 12 Great Essays by Paul Graham Stacks of wisdom from a great essayist Life Skills Is It Worth Being Wise? A wise person knows what to do in most situations, while a smart person knows what to do in situations where few others could. Keep Your Identity Small
Well known essayist, programmer, language designer, co-founded Viaweb, invented Bayesian spam filters (basis of modern filters): many essays, books (On Lisp, ANSI Common Lisp, Hackers and Painters), Lisp information, FAQs [ 1] Machinery and circuits are formal languages. [ 2] I thought of this sentence as I was walking down the street in Palo Alto. [ 3] There are two senses of talking to someone: a strict sense in which the conversation is verbal, and a more general sense in which it can take any form, including writing I can't be sure I'm getting anywhere when I'm working hard, but I can be sure I'm getting nowhere when I'm not, and it feels awful. [ 2] There wasn't a single point when I learned this. Like most little kids, I enjoyed the feeling of achievement when I learned or did something new
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