Sundry Ruminations: August 2007 Archives

Thomas Jay Peckish II on Fear of Failure

By
Brian Foote
on August 21, 2007 5:08 PM |

Q: What happens to people who are afraid to fail?
A: They fail.
--Thomas Jay Peckish II

Thomas Jay Peckish II on Professionalism

By
Brian Foote
on August 21, 2007 4:54 PM |

Do you really want the guy performing your triple bypass reading Surgery for Dummies before he gloves up?
--Thomas Jay Peckish II

Thomas Jay Peckish II on Diffidence

By
Brian Foote
on August 21, 2007 4:42 PM |

It’s better to be obnoxious than to be diffident...
--Thomas Jay Peckish II

Thomas Jay Peckish II on Hacker Demographics

By
Brian Foote
on August 21, 2007 4:39 PM |

You don't see a lot of former high school quarterbacks throwing exceptions for a living...
--Thomas Jay Peckish II

Thomas Jay Peckish II on Where Experts Come From

By
Brian Foote
on August 20, 2007 4:32 PM |

People like to think of experts as being the guys who are always right. Nothing could be further from the truth. Experts are people who are not afraid to be wrong. A lot. That's how they get to be experts.
--Thomas Jay Peckish II

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