Gates is the ultimate programming machine. He believes everything can be defined, examined, reduced to essentials, and rearranged into a logical sequence that will achieve a particular goal.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Some people approach problems by breaking them into logical components.
- In plain terms
- He likes to reduce complex issues to simple logical steps.
- What can you take from it?
- Break complex problems into simpler parts to solve them.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you tackle big problems?
- Do you prefer logic or creativity?
Another view
Some problems need creativity not just logic.
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