I used to think really good engineers were ones that were able to solve hard, complex problems.

I now know the best engineers are the ones that simplify complex problems, and then solve those instead.

It's hard to align fully with the self-determinists when so much of life is determined by chance, circumstance, and luck (or lack of it).

An acquaintance recently posed the analogy of life an ocean — we can't help where we're pushed, or what storms will form. Learn to ride out the waves.

Too fatalist for me. Seems you should learn to how to sail.

I think I know why I love my phone now -- for the same reason I liked my Nintendo DS (which now collects dust under my bed): Because it fills those little gaps in my day: the bus stop, waiting in line, stopping at a bench to rest.

I used to play Mario Kart. Now I read the news. Or email. Or some other game. Or read Twitter. Or take a picture.

I feel more efficient, somehow. The quality I've always strived for.

I haven't legitimately felt bored for a while. Odd feeling.