Great quotations

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“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
¯ Christopher Hitchens

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“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
¯ Christopher Hitchens

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“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.” - Christopher Hitchens

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The Feynman Technique was how Richard Feynman integrated knowledge and has helped me enormously in the past few years.
There are three steps to the Feynman Technique.

Step 1: Teach it to a child
Take out a blank sheet of paper and write the subject you want to learn at the top. Write out what you know about the subject as if you were teaching it to a child. Not your smart adult friend but rather an 8-year-old who has just enough vocabulary and attention span to understand basic concepts and relationships.
A lot of people tend to use complicated vocabulary and jargon to mask when they don�t understand something. The problem is we only fool ourselves because we don�t know that we don�t understand. In addition, using jargon conceals our misunderstanding from those around us.
When you write out an idea from start to finish in simple language that a child can understand (tip: use only the most common words), you force yourself to understand the concept at a deeper level and simplify relationships and connections between ideas. If you struggle, you have a clear understanding of where you have some gaps. That tension is good �it heralds an opportunity to learn.

Step 2: Review
In step one, you will inevitably encounter gaps in your knowledge where you�re forgetting something important, are not able to explain it, or simply have trouble connecting an important concept.
This is invaluable feedback because you�ve discovered the edge of your knowledge. Competence is knowing the limit of your abilities, and you�ve just identified one!
This is where the learning starts. Now you know where you got stuck, go back to the source material and re-learn it until you can explain it in basic terms.
Identifying the boundaries of your understanding also limits the mistakes you�re liable to make and increases your chance of success when applying knowledge.

Step 3: Organize and Simplify
Now you have a set of hand-crafted notes. Review them to make sure you didn�t mistakenly borrow any of the jargon from the source material.
Organize them into a simple story that flows.
Read them out loud. If the explanation isn�t simple or sounds confusing that�s a good indication that your understanding in that area still needs some work.

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"The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe in blood for centuries." -James Madison

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"The answer to home problems is to teach men how to combine a career and a home."
-- Lillian Moller Gilbreth, 1932

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"The answer to home problems is to teach men how to combine a career and a home."
-- Lillian Moller Gilbreth, 1932