five gold bars
DESCRIPTION
Sean Tierney's talk for the students of All Saints' Episcopal Day School on 11/20/12.TRANSCRIPT
Five gold barsLife lessons since ASEDS
Sean Tierney
They don’t make these
haircuts anymore
My background
Perspective
Mount Graham International Observatory Safford, Arizona,
Perspective
Mount Graham International Observatory Safford, Arizona,
Surface Area
750sqft of surface area!
the spectrum ofevents we expect
the spectrum ofevents we expect
the spectrum ofevents we expect
an event outside the spectrum trumps everything we know
the spectrum ofevents we expect
an event outside the spectrum trumps everything we know
more surface area = morelikelihood ofthese events
Curiosity
Curiosity
400x more accurate168x faster26,667x cheaper
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by,And that has made all the difference.-Robert Frost
QuestionsOf the six questions you can ask...
•WHAT
•WHERE
•WHEN
•HOW
•WHY
•WHO
•HOW
•WHY
•WHO
QuestionsOf the six questions you can ask...
•WHAT
•WHERE
•WHEN•WHY
Assumptions
Assumptions
Famous bad assumptions
...and it is the centerof the universe.
I lied... there’s 7 gold bars
Life is not a scantron
When they give you lined paper...
...write the other way.-Ray Bradbury
“Flip the stick”Once you realize that, you realize the profound conclusion: everything that seems depressing can be flipped to work in your favor.
Find the silver lining
Recap
• #1 Seek out different perspectives
• #2 Increase your surface area
• #3 Follow your curiosity especially when unsure
• #4 Focus on the WHY
• #5 Question assumptions
• #6 Life is not a scantron
• #7 “Flip the stick” and turn “lemons to lemonade”
Questions?@scrollinondubs
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