Beyond the Rhetoric

 

Posts Tagged ‘potential’

Sunday Snippet: Alan Kay on Failure

February 28th, 2010

“If you don’t fail at least 90 percent of the time, you’re not aiming high enough.”

A pioneer in object-oriented computer programming and window-based graphical user interfaces, Alan Kay is currently an Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at UCLA. He has also been a senior fellow at HP Labs, a visiting professor at Kyoto University, and [...]

Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone

November 17th, 2009

It might be a difficult decision and a bold move to make, but it is ultimately in your best interest to step outside of your comfort zone. Many of us lull ourselves into a state of complacency, falling into a routine that remains largely unchanged. You may look for situations that present the least amount [...]

The Futility of Unrealized Potential

September 1st, 2009

When you were going through school, you probably learned about the difference between potential energy and kinetic energy.
Depicted above is a boy who has rolled a ball to the top of the hill. Given the gravitational pull of the Earth, this elevated position provides a good deal of potential energy, since there is a [...]