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“It’s not when people notice you’re there that they pay attention; it’s when they notice you’re still there.”
― Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age
― Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age
“Companies often wonder what to outsource and what not to. One possible answer: outsource any job that’s not directly exposed to competitive pressure, because outsourcing it will thereby expose it to competitive pressure. (I mean “outsourceâ€� in the sense of hiring another company to do it, not the more specific sense of hiring an overseas company.)”
― Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age
― Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age
“Complaining does not work as a strategy. We all have finite time and energy. Any time we spend whining is unlikely to help us achieve our goals. And it won't make us happier.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
“Luck is where preparation meets opportunity. ”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
“The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
akshat’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at akshat’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
99 books
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178 friends
105 books
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135 friends
6 books
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1 friend
60 books
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257 friends
65 books
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193 friends
112 books
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12 friends
137 books
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183 friends
0 books
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1 friend
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Business, Comics, History, Humor and Comedy, Mystery, Philosophy, Psychology, Science, Suspense, Sports, Travel, and Young-adult
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