Read Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman. It's an extremely easy read. A sampling:
• Feynman gives a commencement speech at a SA university where he tells everyone, students and faculty, they're retarded, except the one guy who turns out to be a German exchange student.
• A PUA acquaintance tells him how to get women. He tries it and it works. Feynman concludes the guy is probably right, but it feels unsporting, so Feynman never tries it again.
• He tries to put forth the 'critical thinking' meme, but most of his math stories are about how memorizing way too much ended up saving the day.
• He was such a good lockbreaker at Los Alamos that engineers would ask him to open file cabinets of people who were away rather than wait for the owners to return. He would have to sit in an empty office for 20 minutes with the door closed doing nothing to make sure he didn't accidentally open the locks too quickly.
A PUA acquaintance tells him how to get women. He tries it and it works. Feynman concludes the guy is probably right, but it feels unsporting, so Feynman never tries it again.
Like pushing deer. It works every time, but doesn't seem fair.
Man, I should reread that book, it was great. There's also a really funny story where he's asked to review some plans for a new facility. He has no idea what he's looking at, so he just randomly points at a spot and asks "Why is this here?". The architects take a look, pause for a while, and go "Oh wow, you're right, that makes no sense! You're a genius, Mr. Feynman!"
Read Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman. It's an extremely easy read. A sampling:
• Feynman gives a commencement speech at a SA university where he tells everyone, students and faculty, they're retarded, except the one guy who turns out to be a German exchange student.
• A PUA acquaintance tells him how to get women. He tries it and it works. Feynman concludes the guy is probably right, but it feels unsporting, so Feynman never tries it again.
• He tries to put forth the 'critical thinking' meme, but most of his math stories are about how memorizing way too much ended up saving the day.
• He was such a good lockbreaker at Los Alamos that engineers would ask him to open file cabinets of people who were away rather than wait for the owners to return. He would have to sit in an empty office for 20 minutes with the door closed doing nothing to make sure he didn't accidentally open the locks too quickly.
Like pushing deer. It works every time, but doesn't seem fair.
Man, I should reread that book, it was great. There's also a really funny story where he's asked to review some plans for a new facility. He has no idea what he's looking at, so he just randomly points at a spot and asks "Why is this here?". The architects take a look, pause for a while, and go "Oh wow, you're right, that makes no sense! You're a genius, Mr. Feynman!"