Summary of Richard P. Feynman's "What Do You Care What Other People Think?"

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#1 I have a friend who is an artist, and he sometimes takes a view that I don’t agree with. He’ll say that the beauty of a flower is available only to other people, but that I take it all apart and make it dull. But I see more in the flower than he does.

#2 I learned from my father to translate everything I read. I would figure out what it meant and why it was written the way it was. I learned that each louse had some waxy material on its legs that was eaten by the little mites. The mites didn’t digest it perfectly, so they emitted from their rear ends a sugar-like material that was eaten by bacteria.

#3 I learned about the world from my father, who taught me to notice and appreciate the small things in life. He explained to me that things that are moving tend to keep on moving, while things that are standing still tend to stand still, unless you push them hard.

#4 I learned algebra from my aunt’s old schoolbook, which I found in the attic. I was 13 years old at the time. I thought it was relatively simple and straightforward. My father hated the pope, and he said that the difference between him and everyone else was the hat he was wearing.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jul 26, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822552340

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#1

I have a friend who is an artist, and he sometimes takes a view that I don’t agree with. He’ll say that the beauty of a flower is available only to other people, but that I take it all apart and make it dull. But I see more in the flower than he does.

#2

I learned from my father to translate everything I read. I would figure out what it meant and why it was written the way it was. I learned that each louse had some waxy material on its legs that was eaten by the little mites. The mites didn’t digest it perfectly, so they emitted from their rear ends a sugar-like material that was eaten by bacteria.

#3

I learned about the world from my father, who taught me to notice and appreciate the small things in life. He explained to me that things that are moving tend to keep on moving, while things that are standing still tend to stand still, unless you push them hard.

#4

I learned algebra from my aunt’s old schoolbook, which I found in the attic. I was 13 years old at the time. I thought it was relatively simple and straightforward. My father hated the pope,