What's your favorite quote from Timewise? Why?
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Re: What's your favorite quote from Timewise? Why?
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"If a subject couldn't be explained clearly to a layman, it wasn't meaningfully understood by the expert either."
I found this quote to be a universal fact. It is absolutely true. E can't explain to others what we ourselves haven't understood.
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Ooh, I like that. Very thoughtful. I really takes understanding material to another level.
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This is also my favorite quote. It is practically true. To be able to explain a subject in the easiest way possible is sometimes tricky. It requires a deep understanding of that subject. Regina's expertise in the physics field is what set the stage for the thorough physics topics.strange07 wrote: ↑25 Nov 2020, 19:28 My favourite quote is
"If a subject couldn't be explained clearly to a layman, it wasn't meaningfully understood by the expert either."
I found this quote to be a universal fact. It is absolutely true. E can't explain to others what we ourselves haven't understood.
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I also loved this as it has been a very important and first law if Newton. I like how it was interpreted such that to every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction; now, I had to ponder on the face the the first action is actually a reaction that happened from a previous event and I found out it was a continuous action and reaction pair.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.
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In my days at the university, we were often asked to explain our project as if explaining it to a 6-year-old. When you do anything like that- it becomes very difficult to spew nonsense
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This was my favourite quote as it cuts across all disciplines.
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Wow, I don't remember this (I read the book like a month ago or so), but this is so apt. I'm including it into my book of quotes.Nwaogazie Goodness wrote: ↑25 Nov 2020, 12:48 This quote by Cheryl struck a chord in me. “If you simply learn to recognize what you see, you’ll only see what you already know. The trick is to recognize what you don’t know, to see what you don’t recognize. Then you can begin to learn.”
This taught me that paying attention to details is vital to effective learning.
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Regina said this when she met Ron again after his break-up with Cheryl (I think). I really like this quote, because reality isn't perfect. People chase the illusion of perfection so much that they forget to just breathe. Most of the beautiful experiences we'll ever have aren't and will not be perfect, besides, perfect is boring and stiffling.
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"If a subject couldn't be explained clearly to a layman, it wasn't meaningfully understood by the expert either."
I must say this quote stands out from the rest (in my Opinion) Because it implicates facts.
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This was my favorite line in the book. I found it a bit ironic because there were a lot of aspects in Timewise I couldn't understand so I felt it sort of suggested that the author himself didn't understand it all that well either.
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This is such a great quote and it seems to be a top favorite. Thanks for pointing it out.