[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$frGSer4Dx7-6vUpqkIyr2MImIm3Y-tERnT0i2f_30bBo":3,"$fEtuTIanGTMjMkRH6TnWm53V1zTem1ht7dyASe1Y03oM":12},{"author":4,"tags":11},{"author_id":5,"author_name":6,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"bio":9,"short_bio":9,"slug":10,"image_url":9},65087,"Robert Sheckley","R",70,null,"robert-sheckley",[],{"quotes":13,"pagination":78},[14,22,28,34,41,47,53,60,66,72],{"id":15,"quote_text":16,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":19,"source":20,"quote_tag":21,"commentary":9},3390025,"The aim of intelligence is to put the whole goddamned human race out of work.",6,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":23,"quote_text":24,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":25,"source":26,"quote_tag":27,"commentary":9},3390024,"Here she was trying to teach him the Peasant Shuffle. He could not hope to master it all in a night, of course; at the Peasants’ School in Zug they had spent an entire semester on Cringing alone.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":29,"quote_text":30,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":31,"source":32,"quote_tag":33,"commentary":9},3390021,"Most men lead lives of quiet aspiration.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":35,"quote_text":36,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":37,"source":38,"quote_tag":39,"commentary":40},3390019,"Overhead, a Hawk was zeroing in on a watchbird. The armored murder machine had learned a lot in a few days. Its sole function was to kill. At present it was impelled toward a certain type of living organism, metallic like itself. But the Hawk had just discovered that there were other types of living organisms, too – Which had to be murdered.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nRobert Sheckley, an American writer known for his science fiction and satire, penned this quote in one of his lesser-known works, likely from the 1950s or 1960s. During this time, Sheckley was grappling with the existential implications of emerging technologies and the dehumanizing effects of modern life. His writing often critiqued the objectification of individuals in a rapidly changing world.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nThe quote reveals a paradoxical relationship between technology and life. On one hand, the \"armored murder machine\" represents the efficiency and effectiveness of technological advancements, which can be used to kill or destroy. On the other hand, the \"Hawk\" discovers that there are other types of living organisms, implying that life is not limited to a single, mechanical function. This tension highlights the complex interplay between technology, purpose, and existence.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset today, consider the potential consequences of creating technologies that prioritize efficiency over empathy and understanding. As you navigate the complexities of modern work or creative endeavors, recognize that your purpose may extend beyond a single function or goal, and that the value of your work lies in its potential to enrich and connect with others.",{"id":42,"quote_text":43,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":44,"source":45,"quote_tag":46,"commentary":9},3390017,"I don’t finish every story, but I probably write and send out three out of five of them.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":48,"quote_text":49,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":50,"source":51,"quote_tag":52,"commentary":9},3390015,"All of us live by the employment of countless untested assumptions, the truth of falsehood of which we can determine only through the hazard of our lives. Since most of us value our lives more than the truth, we leave such drastic tests for the fanatics.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":54,"quote_text":55,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":56,"source":57,"quote_tag":58,"commentary":59},3390014,"When you have a project, do it exactly as you see fit; then fit the facts around the event, not the other way around.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nThis quote is likely from Robert Sheckley's non-fiction works, possibly from his essays or letters, written during a period of intense creative experimentation in the 1960s and 1970s. During this time, Sheckley was known for pushing boundaries in science fiction and exploring the edges of reality. His writing often reflected a tension between artistic vision and the constraints of factual accuracy.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nWhat lies beneath this quote is not a call to abandon facts or logic, but rather an acknowledgment that creative work often begins with a preconceived notion – an idea or vision that guides the process. Sheckley's advice highlights the initial stage of creativity as one where the artist must impose their will on the material, only later fitting reality into this framework, thus suggesting that the truth is not always as rigid and unyielding as we're taught.\n\n**How to Use This**\nIn applying this mindset, a modern creative or professional should first allow themselves to fully realize their vision without immediate concern for its feasibility. Only after they have expressed their full idea on paper can they begin refining it through research, adjustments, and the incorporation of relevant facts, thereby marrying imagination with practicality in their work.",{"id":61,"quote_text":62,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":63,"source":64,"quote_tag":65,"commentary":9},3390012,"These two races hunted each other, lived and died for each other, and, through ignorance or guile, ignored any relationship between each other. The relationship was utterly symbiotic, but completely unacknowledged by either race. In fact, each race pretended that it alone was a Civilized Intelligence, and that the other was bestial, contemptible, and of no account. And it now occured to both of themthat they were, in equal measure, participants in the general concept of Humanity.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":67,"quote_text":68,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":69,"source":70,"quote_tag":71,"commentary":9},3390010,"An error which is not perpetuated cannot be viewed as any error at all.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":73,"quote_text":74,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":75,"source":76,"quote_tag":77,"commentary":9},3390008,"He shared the common human hallmark: he was simultaneously predictable and unfathomable – a routine miracle.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"currentPage":79,"totalPages":80,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":81},1,7,10]