What's your favorite quote from Timewise? Why?
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What's your favorite quote from Timewise? Why?
"As was true on many occasions during my conversations with Regina, I had no response, nothing to say, nothing to ask. I just sat there swimming among the heavens, wondering what I’d gotten myself into."
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'If a subject couldn't be explained clearly to a layman, it wasn't meaningfully understood by the expert either'.
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Leet, Robert. Timewise (p. 55). Porter Field Publishing LLC. Kindle Edition.
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I liked that one too. It applies in many walks of life!
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"I've learned that awareness creates time." At the first glance, I was stunned to understand what she meant on the everyday level, but as the book continued, she lost me on the topic.
“His smile was like a warm cloak on a cold day.” This filled me with happiness!
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The quote above resonated with me the most. It's clear and well put. It requires a deeper understanding of a subject's complexity for you to explain it in its simplest form.
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'If a subject couldn't be explained clearly to a layman, it wasn't meaningfully understood by the expert either'.
As I'm in med school, we are often told by our professors to not just cram up the topics but understand how and why certain things are happening so that we can make our patients understand what exactly is making them feel the way they are feeling and what exactly is harming them and why.
Mahatma Gandhi.
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I'd relate your explanation to Robert Leet's efforts to ensure that the physics topic were understood by the majority, if not everyone. It requires a broad knowledge in a specific topic to be able to expound it in totality without appearing lame. I might not have grabbed all the physics arguments, but I was able to relate.Themysteriouskitten wrote: ↑07 Nov 2020, 05:36 My favourite quote was also Regina's favourite quote in the book by great physicist Richard Feynman.
'If a subject couldn't be explained clearly to a layman, it wasn't meaningfully understood by the expert either'.
As I'm in med school, we are often told by our professors to not just cram up the topics but understand how and why certain things are happening so that we can make our patients understand what exactly is making them feel the way they are feeling and what exactly is harming them and why.
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That's exactly how I felt. I know the author tried to ensure that the topics were understood by the majority, and he did succeed up to a point, but in my opinion, he should have tried harder. And of course as far as appearing lame goes we are all lame to someone's eye. Wouldn't you agree?Joseph_ngaruiya wrote: ↑07 Nov 2020, 08:35I'd relate your explanation to Robert Leet's efforts to ensure that the physics topic were understood by the majority, if not everyone. It requires a broad knowledge in a specific topic to be able to expound it in totality without appearing lame. I might not have grabbed all the physics arguments, but I was able to relate.Themysteriouskitten wrote: ↑07 Nov 2020, 05:36 My favourite quote was also Regina's favourite quote in the book by great physicist Richard Feynman.
'If a subject couldn't be explained clearly to a layman, it wasn't meaningfully understood by the expert either'.
As I'm in med school, we are often told by our professors to not just cram up the topics but understand how and why certain things are happening so that we can make our patients understand what exactly is making them feel the way they are feeling and what exactly is harming them and why.
Mahatma Gandhi.
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That school of thought is applicable to our lives on a daily basis. Part of not knowing is trying something new. It includes going out of your comfort zone just like Ron did. He wasn't sure of attaining the required pass mark that Regina had instructed. But he recognized that it was a new challenge, a chance to realize his potential. Fortunately, he did well.
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The attention that mathematics requires is the sole reason that took the hurdles off Ron's back for a moment. When he was busy studying he couldn't think of what was awaiting him outside. He forgot all about the rent, gambling, relationship expectations and money. It was during that time that he also got more confident on what he was capable of doing.
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This taught me that paying attention to details is vital to effective learning.
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I have quoted this so many times in my public speaking. And it was my favorite as it added a new perspective of awareness. Now I can go on telling people that for every action, there's a reaction. Haha it's applicable in real life's situations too.valeriejane wrote: ↑05 Nov 2020, 19:45 “One of Newton’s best-known laws is ‘For every action, there is an equal reaction’—but that first action is always a reaction to a previous action. The way I describe it is that every action is the result of awareness of a previous action.”
Leet, Robert. Timewise (p. 55). Porter Field Publishing LLC. Kindle Edition.