One of my favorite thinkers in the 20th century was the pilot in military strategist John Richard Boyd, who had a more brash way of teaching this principle. He said that if you wanted to insult him, you only had to call him an "analyst". That meant to him that he was half brained, because people who use their brains completely don't do just analysis, they also do synthesis. Analysis and Synthesis is one of his most important conceptual definitions and they are very aligned with what your teacher taught you.
One of my favorite thinkers in the 20th century was the pilot in military strategist John Richard Boyd, who had a more brash way of teaching this principle. He said that if you wanted to insult him, you only had to call him an "analyst". That meant to him that he was half brained, because people who use their brains completely don't do just analysis, they also do synthesis. Analysis and Synthesis is one of his most important conceptual definitions and they are very aligned with what your teacher taught you.
I would summarise this blog in two sentences as:
My favourite newsletter. Insightful words that are often about programming, and always enjoyable to read.
How do I practice this daily? How do I learn to think clearly? What exercises/books would you recommend?
Not sure, to be honest. I'd start by just reading more, reading widely, reading good writers and paying attention to the writing.
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