five gold bars

Five gold barsLife lessons since ASEDS

Sean Tierney

They don’t make these

haircuts anymore

My background

Perspective

Mount Graham International Observatory Safford, Arizona,

Perspective

Mount Graham International Observatory Safford, Arizona,

Surface Area

750sqft of surface area!

the spectrum ofevents we expect

the spectrum ofevents we expect

the spectrum ofevents we expect

an event outside the spectrum trumps everything we know

the spectrum ofevents we expect

an event outside the spectrum trumps everything we know

more surface area = morelikelihood ofthese events

Curiosity

Curiosity

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Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by,And that has made all the difference.-Robert Frost

QuestionsOf the six questions you can ask...

•WHAT

•WHERE

•WHEN

•HOW

•WHY

•WHO

•HOW

•WHY

•WHO

QuestionsOf the six questions you can ask...

•WHAT

•WHERE

•WHEN•WHY

Assumptions

Assumptions

Famous bad assumptions

...and it is the centerof the universe.

I lied... there’s 7 gold bars

Life is not a scantron

When  they  give  you  lined  paper...

...write  the  other  way.-­Ray  Bradbury

“Flip the stick”Once you realize that, you realize the profound conclusion: everything that seems depressing can be flipped to work in your favor.

Find the silver lining

Recap

• #1 Seek out different perspectives

• #2 Increase your surface area

• #3 Follow your curiosity especially when unsure

• #4 Focus on the WHY

• #5 Question assumptions

• #6 Life is not a scantron

• #7 “Flip the stick” and turn “lemons to lemonade”

Questions?@scrollinondubs

sean@grid7.com

www.scrollinondubs.com