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Comment by Mar_17 on Burning Man Meetup: Bayes Camp · 2010-08-26T05:29:33.110Z · LW · GW

“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.” ~ Robert Heinlein

Do you think Mr. Heinlein could do all this stuff? I don't think he could. I most certainly can't.

Comment by Mar_17 on How to always have interesting conversations · 2010-06-15T06:56:30.033Z · LW · GW

As Dale Carnegie says: Ask questions and get the other person talking. People love to talk and so the great conversationalist is really the great polite inquisitioner and listener.

Comment by Mar_17 on How to always have interesting conversations · 2010-06-15T06:56:25.609Z · LW · GW

As Dale Carnegie says: Ask questions and get the other person talking. People love to talk and so the great conversationalist is really the great polite inquisitioner and listener.