on suffering

“That which hurts, also instructs.”
― Benjamin Franklin [1706-1790]

why you should study history

 

David McCllough [born 1933] here.

was a surgeon but hated it so got an MBA and became a management consultant

Ethan says earning an MBA was harder than medical school.

Buddhist Proverb

Bagan, Myanmar

“Never stop learning, because life never stops teaching.”

"Gallery of the Louvre"

- Samuel F.B Morris [1791-1872] analyzed thousands of Old Masters and depicted about 20 he believed Americans should know about.

Elon Musk's Commencement address

 

polymath

"Nothing is more beautiful than to know all."
- Athanasius Kircher

father of American literature

"Never let school get in the way of a good education."
- Mark Twain

over education

"If I had any more degrees, I'd be a thermometer."

nurtured and developed the knowledge of others

"Wisdom can only come from dialogue."
- Socrates

on education

“Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in.”
― Leonardo da Vinci

soothing

"There are no mistakes, just happy accidents."
- Bob Ross

matriculation

"Life is a cool teacher. First she loves to give you a lesson. And then you'll learn sooner or later."
- Daymond John

tuition

"The only thing more expensive than education is ignorance."
- Axiom

on the virtues of the long game

"Sure metaphorically you got mobile faster. Didn't have to take the bus. I took public transportation longer, but as you were building quickly your Pinto, I was laboriously, methodically building a Rolls Royce."
- Deferred character formation gratification

"Learn, Learn, Learn."

"The greatest competitive advantage is knowledge."
- Mark Cuban, who completed his MBA before completing highschool and has expressed an interest in becoming the next President of the USA

bargain grad degrees

the importance of coding

Young kids coding and building businesses to save deindustrialized communities/countries like Latvia. The next episode should be about older people getting into it and finding work. They make it seem as though you need to start really early which is discouraging.

bipolar discrimination

Medical student drops program due to bipolar disorder saddled with $170k in debt. Story here.

formative

"You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. It may be necessary to encounter defeats to know who you are."
- Maya Angelou