A Mathematician's Lament (2002) [pdf](worrydream.com)

88 points by xeonmc 4 months ago | 7 comments

What to Do(paulgraham.com)

236 points by npalli 1 year ago | 225 comments

The Treachery of Image Files (2020)(beyondloom.com)

48 points by appleorchard46 1 year ago | 5 comments

Feynman: I am burned out and I'll never accomplish anything (1985)(asc.ohio-state.edu)

341 points by ent101 2 years ago | 136 comments

Excerpt from "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman" where Feynman recounts recovering from burnout by playing with physics, starting with a wobbling plate.

Keeler's Theory of Plot(site.xavier.edu)

48 points by riffraff 2 years ago | 3 comments

The Humble Programmer (1972)(cs.utexas.edu)

104 points by squircle 1 year ago | 28 comments