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Read this korrent: Desire and the making of art draw on the same faculty, and neither dries up with age.
Desire and the making of art draw on the same faculty, and neither dries up with age.
Last stated 7 years ago
31 May 2019
NC
Nick Cave — holds since 2019-05-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The past is not something a maker should discard but something to draw on, and approaching it with humility is what lets the work come out distinct. — tap to centre the map on it
The past is not something a maker should discard but something to draw on, and approaching it with humility is what lets the work come out distinct.
Last stated 2 months ago
29 Jun 2026
NC
Nick Cave — holds since 2026-06-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is no separate class of natural-born artists: the artistic impulse is ordinary curiosity about life turned into a wish to make someone else feel something. — tap to centre the map on it
There is no separate class of natural-born artists: the artistic impulse is ordinary curiosity about life turned into a wish to make someone else feel something.
Last stated 2 months ago
9 Jul 2026
GS
George Saunders — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Songs come out of suffering, and a system that has endured nothing has nothing to make one from. — tap to centre the map on it
Songs come out of suffering, and a system that has endured nothing has nothing to make one from.
Last stated 4 years ago
16 Jan 2023
NC
Nick Cave — holds since 2023-01-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Even if AI curates better, people will still want a human curator they have a relationship with, because wanting to learn something is a social phenomenon. — tap to centre the map on it
Even if AI curates better, people will still want a human curator they have a relationship with, because wanting to learn something is a social phenomenon.
Last stated 2 months ago
30 Jun 2026
GS
Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Years of apparent failure and waiting can be the artistic work itself rather than evidence of a missing gift. — tap to centre the map on it
Years of apparent failure and waiting can be the artistic work itself rather than evidence of a missing gift.
Last stated 2 months ago
9 Jul 2026
GS
George Saunders — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Passion for your work is not something you identify in advance and follow; it is cultivated over time. — tap to centre the map on it
Passion for your work is not something you identify in advance and follow; it is cultivated over time.
Last stated 14 years ago
29 Aug 2012
CN
Cal Newport — holds since 2012-08-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lot of people can match a framework for taste; almost nobody can create one, and creating one is the rare skill. — tap to centre the map on it
A lot of people can match a framework for taste; almost nobody can create one, and creating one is the rare skill.
Last stated 11 months ago
16 Oct 2025
DF
Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You can be creative within any set of constraints, so long as you understand what they are and get excited about them rather than resent them. — tap to centre the map on it
You can be creative within any set of constraints, so long as you understand what they are and get excited about them rather than resent them.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Aug 2026
SK
Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. — tap to centre the map on it
"Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant.
Last stated 2 months ago
30 Jun 2026
CS
Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. — tap to centre the map on it
A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated.
Last stated 3 months ago
4 Jun 2026
AI
Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past. — tap to centre the map on it
A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past.
Last stated 2 months ago
30 Jun 2026
CS
Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Last stated a month ago
6 Aug 2026
GS
George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A product needs a soul, and for that it needs one person of great taste who is its living, breathing aspect and gets furious about every small detail. — tap to centre the map on it
A product needs a soul, and for that it needs one person of great taste who is its living, breathing aspect and gets furious about every small detail.
Last stated 17 years ago
12 Feb 2010
KS
Karri Saarinen — holds since 2010-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Aesthetics is truth: when something is beautiful it is likely to be correct, in code as in mathematics and physics. — tap to centre the map on it
Aesthetics is truth: when something is beautiful it is likely to be correct, in code as in mathematics and physics.
Last stated 5 months ago
8 Apr 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation. — tap to centre the map on it
American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation.
Last stated a year ago
6 Apr 2025
MH
Molson Hart — holds since 2025-04-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Europe cannot meet its energy needs from renewables alone and will need nuclear power, solar power from deserts elsewhere, or both. — tap to centre the map on it
Europe cannot meet its energy needs from renewables alone and will need nuclear power, solar power from deserts elsewhere, or both.
Last stated 18 years ago
3 Nov 2008
DM
David MacKay — holds since 2008-11-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the wrong mindset. — tap to centre the map on it
Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the wrong mindset.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
15 Aug 2026
IT
Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
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Desire and the making of art draw on the same faculty, and neither dries up with age.
Last stated 31 May 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds NC Nick Cave
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The past is not something a maker should discard but something to draw on, and approaching it with humility is what lets the work come out distinct.
Last stated 29 Jun 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds NC Nick Cave
Similar wording
There is no separate class of natural-born artists: the artistic impulse is ordinary curiosity about life turned into a wish to make someone else feel something.
Last stated 9 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds GS George Saunders
Similar wording
Songs come out of suffering, and a system that has endured nothing has nothing to make one from.
Last stated 16 Jan 2023 · 4 years ago
Holds NC Nick Cave
Similar wording
Even if AI curates better, people will still want a human curator they have a relationship with, because wanting to learn something is a social phenomenon.
Last stated 30 Jun 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds GS Grant Sanderson
Similar wording
Years of apparent failure and waiting can be the artistic work itself rather than evidence of a missing gift.
Last stated 9 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds GS George Saunders
Similar wording
Passion for your work is not something you identify in advance and follow; it is cultivated over time.
Last stated 29 Aug 2012 · 14 years ago
Holds CN Cal Newport
Similar wording
A lot of people can match a framework for taste; almost nobody can create one, and creating one is the rare skill.
Last stated 16 Oct 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds DF Dylan Field
Similar wording
You can be creative within any set of constraints, so long as you understand what they are and get excited about them rather than resent them.
Last stated 14 Aug 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds SK Susan Kare
Same subject: energy
"Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant.
Last stated 30 Jun 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds CS Chris Smaje
Same subject: energy
A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated.
Last stated 4 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds AI Alex Imas
Same subject: energy
A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past.
Last stated 30 Jun 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds CS Chris Smaje
Same subject: taste
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Last stated 6 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds GS George Saunders
Same subject: taste
A product needs a soul, and for that it needs one person of great taste who is its living, breathing aspect and gets furious about every small detail.
Last stated 12 Feb 2010 · 17 years ago
Holds KS Karri Saarinen
Same subject: taste
Aesthetics is truth: when something is beautiful it is likely to be correct, in code as in mathematics and physics.
Last stated 8 Apr 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: nuclear power
American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation.
Last stated 6 Apr 2025 · a year ago
Holds MH Molson Hart
Same subject: nuclear power
Europe cannot meet its energy needs from renewables alone and will need nuclear power, solar power from deserts elsewhere, or both.
Last stated 3 Nov 2008 · 18 years ago
Holds DM David MacKay
Same subject: nuclear power
Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the wrong mindset.
Last stated 15 Aug 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds IT Isaiah Taylor