Do Not Seek Praise Seek Criticism

Do Not Seek Praise Seek Criticism

by | May 5, 2024 | Thoughts & Musings

It is quite easy to get approval if we ask enough people, or if we only ask those who are likely to tell us what we want to hear. The likelihood is that they will say nice things rather than be too critical. Also, we tend to edit out the bad so we hear only what we...
A fascinating true story

A fascinating true story

by | May 1, 2024 | Thoughts & Musings

When studying statistics at UC Berkeley in 1947, doctoral candidate George Dantzig arrived late for class one day. He saw two problems on the blackboard, which he assumed were homework, and copied them down. Feeling they were harder than usual, it took him a few days...