A funny thing about impatience
Posted by Matt | Filed under Miscellany
Have you ever noticed that:
In most matters, impatience is an anxiousness for something you want to become something you have.
In matters of love, impatience is a fear that what you have won’t last long enough to become what you want.
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Quick, let me distill 200 pages down to 1 paragraph
Posted by Matt | Filed under Uncategorized
Have you ever noticed that:
“Executive Summary” is just a fancy word for “gist?” Come on guys, at least call it an abstract. Or an overview. Or just a summary. “Executive Summary” has always struck me as an inside joke, kind of like the Wilhelm Scream.
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That old saw about hammers and nails
Posted by Matt | Filed under Miscellany, Writing
Have you ever noticed that:
When you nail a point, it’s the same as when you hit the nail on the head? Both imply precision, even though nailing a picture to the wall is much different than squarely hitting a nail once. Congrats on not hitting your thumb, I guess.
Then you can hammer something. If you [...]
