You know all the ideas people have for you? And the sneaking suspicions you have about your own work? Sometimes you need to listen. Other times you need to put it all aside, And just do the work. Think, make, ship. Nothing happens without that last step. On to the next one. Isaac Asimov almost … Continue reading What Does My Work Need Here (Asimov Edition)
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There Is No Teacher But The Enemy (Ender’s Lesson)
I finally got around to Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game (and so far, 4 other books in the series). This quote is as much life philosophy as it is science fiction (emphasis added), There is no teacher but the enemy. No one but the enemy will tell you what the enemy is going to do. … Continue reading There Is No Teacher But The Enemy (Ender’s Lesson)