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Grace Hopper
1906–1992 · Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy – Pioneer of Computer Programming
She invented the compiler, the tool that translates human language into machine code, when her colleagues said computers could only do arithmetic. She coined "debugging" after pulling an actual moth from a relay. She served in the Navy until age 79 and told anyone who'd listen that it's easier to ask forgiveness than permission. A Grithosian doesn't ask the world for permission to be extraordinary. They just are.
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APX-V-0006“A child or young person in my life is struggling and needs guidance.”APX-V-0007“Someone in my life is being taken advantage of and won't ask for help.”APX-IV-0018“I'm tempted to inflate my achievements to impress people.”VER-XIII-0006“I realized I was letting technology make decisions for me.”VER-XIII-0007“Every app on my phone is designed to keep me addicted.”APX-V-0018“My team's about to take the blame for a call I let them make.”APX-IV-0047“Getting sick stripped my strength and I don't know who I am without it.”APX-V-0036“I'm watching a real injustice and speaking up would cost me dearly.”APX-V-0037“I protect everyone at work and have nothing left for my own kids.”APX-VI-0039“I could quietly give up on this and tell everyone the world beat me.”APX-IV-0051“I pushed through a change everyone resisted and it finally took.”APX-IV-0052“Everyone wants me to keep doing it the broken old way to avoid friction.”
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