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Better than anything I could draw. Here was one of the most re known physicists/smartest guys around saying...hey, I'm not really an artist but I'd love to give it a shot.

Kind of makes you wonder if that same line of the thought led to his scientific successes.

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Unbridled curiosity. I highly recommend the book "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman" - it's very good and insightful into how he approaches situations and how his thinking style shapes him and eventually his surroundings.

That and "What Do You Care What Other People Think?': Further Adventures of a Curious Character." Some of the best books I've read.

It should be noted that "What Do You Care ..." is comparatively more serious than "Sure You're Joking ...". Two of the longest sections involve the death of his wife during Feynman's days at Los Alamos, and the investigation of the Challenger crash.

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