Advice From a Famous Mathematician and Babe Ruth Could Help Unlock Your Potential
These simple approaches to doing great work often go overlooked - but they could be just what you need to get it done.
The mathematician Richard Hamming said, "If you don't work on important problems, it's not likely that you'll do important work."
In the math world, Hamming was known as a rebel. But unlike Jim Stark, with his trademark T-shirt and pompadour, Hamming's rebellious nature was focused squarely on tackling some seriously knotty questions in early computer engineering.
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