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I am struck by the fact the Donald Knuth bikes to work at age 85.
by radres 3y ago
I am struck by the fact the Donald Knuth bikes to work at age 85.
- puttycat 3y agoMany people around the world bike at this age. It's true that most of them are not in the USA.
- quickthrower2 3y agoStay fit people!
- archon810 3y agoStay fit, people! Or, maybe all fit people are leaving the US: Stay, fit people!
- bombcar 3y agoIt’s interesting that he goes to work at all - I assume he could get work from home anytime he wants to.
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- johannes1234321 3y agoI guess there are three things he does while working: * Thinking About maths problems (incl. writing them down, solving) * Teaching students * Discussing problems with researchers. The first thing he could probably do at home, but having a dedicated thinking place may help. The others are hard to do at home in the same quality for many reasons.
- lanstin 3y agoIIRC he gets into his work arrangement to try to finish TAOCP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BdBfsXbST8&ab_channel=LexFridman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BdBfsXbST8&ab_channel=LexFr... I don't really like Lex Fridman, but this interview is excellent.
- gnicholas 3y agoPerhaps one of the reasons he's lived so long is because he has healthy habits like this.