“No human thing is of serious importance”
— Plato

Yesterday, a friend in California, when giving me directions, told me I could take the trail toward the tall pines or turn left and find a field of poppies, growing gold and savage at the edge of the valley.

When I asked which to choose, she simply shrugged and said: either way, it’s all heaven.

— Joy Sullivan, Instructions for Traveling West: Poems

Hazardous attitudes are attitudes that negatively affect the quality of your decisions. Recognizing them is the first step in neutralizing them. There are 5 attitudes:

• Anti-authority: Those who do not like anyone telling them what to do.
• Impulsivity: Those who feel the need to do something, anything, immediately.
• Invulnerability: Those who believe that accidents happen to others.
• Macho: Those who are trying to prove that they are better than anyone else. “Watch this!
• Resignation: Those who do not see themselves making a difference.

Here’s a list of antidotes to the 5 hazardous attitudes discussed in the previous chapter.

• Anti-authority: Follow the rules. They are usually right.
• Impulsivity: Not so fast. Think first.
• Invulnerability: It could happen to me.
• Macho: Taking chances is foolish.
• Resignation: “I’m not helpless. ?I can make a difference.

I ran into this post on linkedin recently. I have personally expirienced some of these problems. I am posting this as a placeholder to write down my own thoughts.

1) The Long-Tail Problem in Robotics Is Unforgiving
2) LiDARs Aren’t as Robust as You Think
3) Localization: Easier Said Than Done
4) Scaling Smart: Fewer Clients, More Efficiency—Customization Is a Trap
5) Autonomy Is Just Step One—Integration Is What Matters
6) Running a Robotics Startup Feels Like Running Multiple Companies
7) Global Expansion in Robotics: The Early-Stage Trap
8) The Hardest Part? Building the Right Team

another post by the same person: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/art-building-robots-silicon-valley-prathamesh-khedekar-arvsc/