Doug Ricket

“Work done for a reward is much lower than work done in the Yoga of wisdom. Set thy heart upon thy work, but never on its reward. Work not for the reward; but never cease to do thy work.” — The Bhagavad Gita

My column: Putin Is Onto Us nyti.ms/3ssLep8

Want the techniques Google used to train engineers on difficult conversations? Top experts in Psychology, EQ, and Neuroscience developed the course. Here’s the step-by-step method that got results (that you can use, too):

20 significant mental errors (you don’t know you’re making):

@Austen I got a four-year CS degree and I think they're great. They teach problem solving, software engineering/design, algorithms (O(n^2) vs O(n) can matter when n is big!), databases, AI, graphics, operating systems, networking, security, cryptography etc. Fun and practical.

The only people who think the standard four-year CS degree is the best possible way to train to become a software engineer are people who didn’t get a four-year CS degree

We need to think of each other as sisters and brothers, and to be concerned with each other’s welfare. We must seek to lessen the suffering of others. Rather than working to acquire wealth, we need to do something meaningful, directed toward the welfare of humanity as a whole.

@patriottakes My family just switched to electric cars this year and we're loving it. They're popping up all around our neighborhood this year. As my 4-year old son says, "Yay! We're not putting smoke on the earth!"

Marjorie Taylor Greene claims electric cars will cause “blackouts” and “deaths” and “will send us back to the dark ages.”

In a different time zone, so I woke up to the Uvalde news. As usual, the people making such things possible are demanding that we refrain from politicizing the horror. Hell no. Unrestricted access to deadly weapons is a political choice, and we should say it 1/

I do not want to read a single profile of the shooter. Enough. Nothing will allow us to predict which of the many, many troubled young man will turn to a mass shooter. Zero public interest in the individual details. It’s the access to the deadly gun that’s the key. That’s it.

'No Way To Prevent This,' Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens bit.ly/3LL7T7p

Here it is, again,21 times since 2014. theonion.com/no-way-to-prev…

Waiting for @TheOnion to repost: "no way to prevent this" says only country where mass shootings regularly happen. 😢

This is exactly why for our first electric car we got an audi e-tron instead of a tesla.

HERE WE GO!! 1 of the call centers that we featured (been operation for a DECADE) is shut down. 15 senior officials arrested. This is just the first battle. We’ve had some encouraging discussions with the @KolkataPolice. This is their moment though. The world is watching.

I worry a little for @MarkRober taking on international organized crime, but have applaud the initiative. youtu.be/xsLJZyih3Ac

@LaffersNapkin Because 3 shots have been found to provide stronger protection against severe illness and death than 2 shots; they deliver overall better health, all else being equal. It's not a mandate; it's your choice as a parent if you want to follow the science and choose the safer path.

@PayJoy going 100% carbon neutral! Really nice that we can do so via projects in countries where we operate, connecting our mission with our customers' environment and the global issues of climate change all in one. #EarthDay #CarbonNeutrality

1. When I took logic in high school, my favorite logical fallacy (yes, I had one - don't judge) was "argument of the beard". I actually think it informs some of the current arguments about masks, airplanes/buses/trains, and other aspects of pandemic response. 🧵

Incredible testimony on BFMTV from this mayor of Melitopol who was kidnapped for several days by the Russians. He says they had no idea what’s going on. They told him we’re here to get the Nazis - he said I’ve been in this town 30 years and I’ve never met one…. then they said

Ukraine needs weapons to win, not words of support and a partition stalemate. Ukraine deserves to know we are doing everything we can, not everything that Putin allows. Ukraine deserves to be whole, to be free, and to achieve victory. Glory to Ukraine. 13/13