David

“Here’s my advice for dealing with family trauma: accept the apology you’re never going to get and move on. There, I just saved you £25,000 in therapy. You’re welcome.”
― Jimmy Carr, Before & Laughter: A Life Changing Book

“If you instead remain one of the many for whom depth is uncomfortable and distraction ubiquitous, you shouldn’t expect these systems and skills to come easily to you.”
― Cal Newport, Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

“The best job a concert pianist can get nowadays is trader for Citibank. It pays very well.”
― Gary Stevenson, The Trading Game: A Confession

“Since digital resources began to develop new models of selling, a great deal of ingenuity has been invested in trying to replicate the experience of browsing. The results are impressive, if a little creepy, in the recommendations by association in both the search results (‘if you bought this, you may also like this’) and the micro-targeted paid advertising. But what if we want something different, rather than more of the same? What if we do not know that we want something different, but a chance encounter sparks our interests? Digital has not found a way either to replicate this unplanned event”
― Andrew Pettegree & Arthur Der Weduwen