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Obligatory: https://outline.com/RfpK9k https://outline.com/RfpK9k > "You won't enjoy administrating people because you won't succeed in it. You don't underst
by canada_dry 6y ago
Obligatory: https://outline.com/RfpK9k https://outline.com/RfpK9k
> "You won't enjoy administrating people because you won't succeed in it. You don't understand "ordinary people". To you they are "stupid fools"--so you will not tolerate them or treat their foibles with tolerance or patience--but will drive yourself wild (or they will drive you wild) trying to deal with them in an effective way.Find a way to do you own research with as little contact with non-technical people as possible"
Feynman's gift really was understanding things and then being able to communication the concept to people in a succinct and understandable way. This is a rare example of peer-to-peer advice where he understood his own foible.