Quotes 41–48

Changing my values takes courage, because it feels as if I would stop being myself. Still, compared with the courage to be satisfied with the “me of now,” who was merely put together by chance through all sorts of past events, the courage to keep improving was a small matter for me.

I came up with an algorithm called “Spiritual Sort.” For a sequence of data that is not in order, you deeply believe “it’s in order…” and, amazingly, it starts to seem as if it is in order. It is a miraculous $O(1)$ algorithm.

Rather than what I want to do, I want to talk about what I’ve done. Oh, that’s self-contradictory…

Even if there is something you have to do tomorrow, or something troublesome, there is no need to worry about it and spend today, which is precious, in a dull way. It is still today! You may make today as fun as you like.

A question that says “select all that apply” doesn’t mean you must not select the ones that don’t apply, so if you select everything, you are guaranteed to get it right.

We study for entrance exams in order to get into a good school. We get into a good school in order to get a job at a good company. We get a job at a good company in order to save up for retirement. Then when is the main part of our lives?

I’m not staying up late. I’m just going to bed very early, about 18 hours early!

When gems are scattered all over the ground and you are sitting among them, once you have picked up all the gems within reach, no matter how much you search, you cannot pick up any more, but if you walk, you can get more again. In the same way, when there is nothing fun left around you, it is your turn to walk.