Quotes About Adaptation

When all a person's relevant skills are needed to cope with the challenges of a situation, that person's attention is completely absorbed by the activity.

means that we must constantly reevaluate what we do, lest habits and past wisdom blind us to new possibilities.

the universe was not designed with the comfort of human beings in mind.

of the Zen masters might have been excellent in their own time—and might still be the best, if

Human beings are the only creatures who are allowed to fail. If an ant fails, it's dead. But we're allowed to learn from our mistakes and from our failures.

In order to survive, cultures must eliminate most of the new ideas their members produce. Cultures are conservative, and for good reason. No culture could assimilate all the novelty people produce without dissolving into chaos.

el hombre no cambia aun cuando cambien sus hábitos y las palabras de su lengua. Los hombres revolotean alrededor de la mentira como las moscas alrededor de un panal de miel...

Las razas desaparecen, los pueblos se levantan y se borran, los imperios se suceden y la gloria huye como una sombra. Pero seguid alzando vuestras murallas blancas sobre la ribera al pie de las montañas rojas...

Doubtless you would prefer a gayer woman than myself. But I would be gay—I would do all you wish so as not to disappoint you, and I would give you as much pleasure as I could.

It means that we work on our side of the relationship, no matter what happens on the other side. We don't change them; we change ourselves.

But the closer we become, the more the relationship will be challenged. Like a river overflowing its banks and moving in new directions, people are unpredictable. When someone we know goes against our expectations, we're uncomfortable and we want to move things back to our set point.

Your brain doesn't work very well in the sudden oxygen deprivation of 14,000 feet. Combine that with lack of sleep, and efficient work is extremely hard.

For example, your tenant in a wheelchair wants to widen the doorways, lower the bathroom and kitchen countertops, and perhaps install a ramp. The ADA pretty much says you must allow your tenant to make these changes at their expense, providing they return your unit to its original condition when they move out.

EDUCATION, Education, Your Education Never Stops.

The world seems to work in predictable ways, and you think you see the pattern. But that's fatal. Because it's only a pattern until you meet the first event that doesn't fit. And by then it's too late. By then, all the tricks you've learned to deal with the world -- well, they just don't work anymore.

Changing practices is one thing; changing minds is quite another

No plan survives contact with the enemy." —Field Marshal Helmuth Graf von Moltke

Planning is everything. Plans are nothing." —Field Marshal Helmuth Graf von Moltke

Even with a well-intentioned and highly communicative team, it is possible that the results of an iteration could be found worthless when shown to the broader organization or external users at the conclusion of the iteration.

Rowing Slow is certainly different thinking.

Rowing Slow is about picking the times that you need to go fast, to have the ability to go fast when you need it and slow when it is called for. And going slow is called for.

A car can't operate without the mechanical systems working, but it can operate with a few dents and scratches..., you are the same.

If you complain about the world moving too fast, slow down.

You are not meant to bear that which you find unpleasant; you are meant to change it.