“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”

― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Airman’s Odyssey

That makes it sound like I live a much more minimalistic life than I do. But when I write code (and writing code is a big part of my life), I apply the fuck out of that quote.

“You are not obligated to complete the task but you cannot desist from it.”

I grew up in Catholic household but never really believed in anything after death and started to get anxious about wasting time and not accomplishing everything I want.

I talked to a Jewish friend and he mentioned how they don’t believe in heaven and told me that quote.

It helped a fair amount. Basically do your best and if in the end things don’t work out that’s fine

“Dont cheap out between you and the ground”

I think I got this from my grandfather and it means, dont cheap out on shoes, mattresses, shoes, etc. I feel it has done me well so far

I just try to follow the messages Picard laid down. The two “The Drumhead” speeches are my favourites though.

“The first time any man’s freedom is trodden on, we’re all damaged.”

“Vigilance, Mr. Worf. That is the price we have to continually pay.”

Mine are:

“you don’t have to talk about what you know, but you have to know what you’re talking about.”

And

“don’t have a wish bone where a back bone should be.”