Gretchen Rubin

Putting myself into categories is fun, and I think it also gives me insight into my own nature. When I see myself more clearly, I can more easily see ways that I might do things differently, to make myself happier. Categories can be unhelpful, however, when they become too all-defining, or when they become an excuse.

American Author

Emily V. Gordon

In my professional and personal life, when I meet people who feel broken after a divorce, they can usually be divided into two categories: those who truly believe there's something wrong with them, and those that are using their status as armor.

American Writer

Grant Imahara

On 'MythBusters,' a lot of what we do does not fall into any category of things we have ever done before. There's a lot of problem solving to figure out how to even approach a given problem. A background in science or engineering helps a lot.

American Celebrity

Jami Attenberg

In the past, I was sometimes put in this women's lit category, and I was never really sure that was the appropriate place for me - although I certainly recognize it can be helpful and correct for other people.

Robert Redford

I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense of our resources is just as important as defense abroad. Otherwise what is there to defend?

American Actor

Noam Chomsky

The government of Israel doesn't like the kinds of things I say, which puts them into the same category as every other government in the world.

American Activist

Deeyah Khan

Honour'-based violence is a form of domestic violence. Domestic violence is a broad category.

Norwegian Director

Francis Picabia

The world is divided into two categories: failures and unknowns.

French Artist

Abhinav Shukla

I might be a celebrity but I belong to the humble category.

Indian Actor

Jan Blachowicz

205 is my category. I do this all my life.

Think of 'category' as a box where you put things that share specific features.

Shared Traits

'Category' can refer to a broad group or a more specific subgroup.

Broad and Specific

Don't confuse 'category' with 'example'. Categories are general; examples are specific items within them.

Common Confusion

In philosophy, 'category' reflects fundamental aspects of existence, not just any common traits.

Philosophy Context

Philosophical categories are about deep concepts; they require abstract thinking.

Deep Understanding

In math, 'category' refers to a structured collection with specific rules.

Mathematical Structure

Mathematical categories are abstract; they focus on the relationships more than the objects.

Abstract Relations

In computing, 'category' helps organize information systematically for easy retrieval.

Computing Organization

Categories in computing are designed to make finding information user-friendly.

User-friendly

'Category' can indicate a position within a hierarchy, from lowest to highest.

Hierarchy and Rank

Some categories, like storm strength, can change as new information arises.

Not Always Fixed

 than data divided into misleading or arbitrary categories. All we can do is carefully study the actual situations the statistics describe and consider whether lurking variables may be present. Otherwise, we leave ourselves vulnerable to those who would use data to manipulate others and promote their own agendas.

How statistics can be...

 It doesn't work for me to go on with this thing, with such a wide gulf between those who understand, love and are passionate about classical music, and those who have no relationship to it at all. The tone-deaf people, they're no longer here. But even between those three categories, it's too wide a gulf.

The transformative power...

 to create and find a unique name so how do you create a great brand name how can you play and win the name game you start with three steps first select what type of name you want there are seven different categories of names and pretty much every brand in the world falls within one of these seven

How to create a great...

 us understand how it works your brain stores information in general categories like colors tools or furniture in each category has its own best example these examples help your brain quickly and efficiently find what it needs without having a dig through everything you know for most people the

Tap Into Your Brain's...

 One with eight petals is part of the fourfold category, and so on. There's another secret ingredient in these an underlying grid. Invisible, but essential to every pattern, the grid helps determine the scale of the composition before work begins, keeps the pattern accurate,

The complex geometry of...

 and that's that's why they are the world's deadliest birds and why when you're filming them you have to do it with respect categories are very secretive so we had to spend several weeks putting up camera traps to look for areas where we thought the category might pass

Filming The World's...

 whole idea it's what in perpetuity period forever but not only we're gonna have the Brand X title sponsor but we're gonna make sure we sellout every category we can in the film so maybe we sell a shoe and it becomes the greatest shoe you ever wore

The greatest TED Talk...

 Now, these three categories -- classification, using logic on abstractions, taking the hypothetical seriously -- how much difference do they make in the real world beyond the testing room? And let me give you a few illustrations.

Why our IQ levels are...

 Faster than some category five hurricanes. The atmosphere is so thick that it creates a surface pressure similar to what it would be about half a mile deep in the Earth's oceans. This pressure is heavy enough

Venus 101 PIPE National...

 24 hours from landfall the hurricane has strengthened to category 5