Seven ways to fail, with emphasis
I'm not sure I recall the exact moment when I realized, that I would forever be much more conscious of what I do not like, that what I do like. I am not saying that there are not things I like, but rather than enjoying the bliss offered to those happy few who endure only the bright side of life; I have a predisposition to find my path by stubbing my toe.
With certainty, the fault lies squarely on the shoulders of my… Wait, wouldn't that just be recognizing the broken to crutch-up the rest of my limping along? See...
Casting Off
I've always loved the simplicity of this idea. Standing n (meters) from a wall, move 1/2n towards that wall. Repeat... You shall never actually reach the wall, making wall the limit of your position. Two things appeal to me about this truth. First, the ability of mathematics to describe an infinite series, using limit , and second, the inability of perception to reconcile the physical reality of that problem with its underlying truth.
It seems to be a common struggle to reconcile the easily computable with the functional. As a developer you see the opposing forces of perception and logic pitted...