“But there is no honor in elegantly proving a theorem in 1672 that some Scotsman proved barbarously in 1671!”
Neal Stephenson: Quicksilver
Nice but late.
When there is time left.
There are jobs where you do a thing and there are jobs where you do a lot of other things in order to do a thing.
Give ((only) part of) your best.
Ideally I want you at about 70% of your best. Any higher than that and you'll just be annoying to work with.
Dreiunddreißig.
A prime pair age! But probably not cryptographically useful.
Unknown joy.
There is pleasure in changing small things you find important but nobody will notice.