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You will find Amanda Gorman’s Best Advice on Creativity of value.
Jim
The Cost of Using Amazon
Some years ago I self-published Drogan Notes 2009.1 through Lulu. The cost to obtain a copy is $25.
I also made the book available through Amazon. The cost to obtain a copy is $65.87.
I have calculated years ago, there are 147 different ways to bring a bicycle from Wuhan, China, to Paris, France.
Additions to the Bibliography, May 2020
Here is iist of items that that caught my eye and mind during the month of May. They represent my curiosity and interests.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution; Klaus Schwab
About a year ago this book landed in my stack and I've just finished it.
I think it entrusts too much of the recovery and advancement of society to technology with less emphasis on the factors critical to success tganh I believe to be necessary. There should also be more emphasis on the role of culture in affected the transition.
However, I particularly like the section titled The Way Forward. Schwab lays out his view o the eans to the ends that is quite good in causing one to think.
You learn something by doing it yourself, by asking questions, by thinking, and by experimenting.
https://twitter.com/ProfFeynman
Additions to the Bibliograhy, April 2020
Here is iist of items that that caught my eye and mind during the month of April. They represent my curiosity and interests.
Bloviation about how something is important before I know what it is annoys me.
Weisbach Advice from The Grumpy Economist, Apr 16, 2020 4:07 PM. The advice here is not just for the academic researcher and/or writer, but for anyone who wishes to write well.
Students of mine, please take notice.
Six Habits of Super Learners
My job is to learn and help others learn how to learn.
Here are some tips worthy of attention.
Happiness is a butterfly which, when pursued, is always...
...just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you. Nathaniel Hawthorne
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