You can’t reason someone out of a notion that they didn’t reason themselves into. - Kevin Kelly

Artificial complex systems will be deliberately infused with organic principles simply to keep them going.

When you’re checking references for a job applicant, their employer may be prohibited from saying anything negative, so leave or send a message that says, “Get back to me if you highly recommend this applicant as super great.” If they don’t reply, take that as a negative.

Pros make as many mistakes as amateurs; they’ve just learned how to gracefully recover from their mistakes.