“You’re unlikely to discover something new without a lot of practice on old stuff, but further, you should get a heck of a lot of fun out of working out funny relations and interesting things.”

“If you can’t explain something to a first year student, then you haven’t really understood.”

“The only way to deep happiness is to do something you love to the best of your ability.”

“No problem is too small or too trivial if we can really do something about it.”

<ul><li>If you clearly understand something, you should be able to explain it to anyone in a way that they understand it.</li><li>Feynman’s final blackboard at Caltech read “Know how to solve every problem that has been solved.”</li></ul>

What Does That Mean? 🤔

<ul><li>Doubt is a crucial element for creativity.</li><li>Today, very few students are taught how to think, and question, and doubt what they have been taught.</li></ul>

<ul><li>You're unlikely to discover something new without a lot of practice on old stuff.</li><li>If you want to create something new, you have to work yourself on all the pre-existing and pre-established stuff.</li></ul>

<ul><li>Ultimate happiness lies in doing something that you love.</li><li>Feynman believed that one shouldn’t always rely on textbooks, the world itself is a big learning centre.</li><li>If you do not do what you love doing, you are doomed to failure and perhaps depression</li></ul>

“It is important to doubt and that the doubt is not a fearful thing, but a thing of great value.”

<ul><li>If you clearly understand something, you should be able to explain it to anyone in a way that they understand it.</li><li>Feynman believed that teaching is a very powerful tool for learning things.</li></ul>

Seemingly easy tips from one of the greatest educators on Earth.

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