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Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: 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. The past is not something a makershould discard but something to drawon, and approaching it with humilityis what lets the work come outdistinct. Last stated 2 months ago 29 Jun 2026 NC Nick Cave — holds since 2026-06-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A work does not have to be unlike everything before it to be worth making; what makes it new is that this particular person made it. — tap to centre the map on it A work does not have to beunlike everything before it tobe worth making; what makes itnew is that this particular… Last stated 2 months ago 29 Jun 2026 TC Ted Chiang — holds since 2024-08-31 — tap for who they are NC Nick Cave — holds since 2026-06-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: The struggle of making something is not an obstacle in front of the work; it is where the meaning comes from. — tap to centre the map on it The struggle of makingsomething is not an obstaclein front of the work; it iswhere the meaning comes from. Last stated 3 years ago 10 Aug 2023 NC Nick Cave — holds since 2023-08-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Craft excellence within each discipline is not going away, however much AI blurs the work across functional lines. — tap to centre the map on it Craft excellence within eachdiscipline is not going away,however much AI blurs the workacross functional lines. Last stated 2 months ago 19 Jul 2026 ES Elizabeth Stone — holds since 2026-07-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Preciousness about ideas is what holds designers back; if you are producing a thousand ideas it does not matter that most of them are bad. — tap to centre the map on it Preciousness about ideas iswhat holds designers back; ifyou are producing a thousandideas it does not matter that… Last stated 4 months ago 26 Apr 2026 ES Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-26 — 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 notsomething you identify inadvance and follow; it iscultivated 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 maker cannot summon the good line, only be at the desk when it arrives, and the outcome is not theirs to influence. — tap to centre the map on it A maker cannot summon the goodline, only be at the desk whenit arrives, and the outcome isnot theirs to influence. Last stated 5 years ago 29 Jun 2021 NC Nick Cave — holds since 2021-06-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Desire and the making of art draw on the same faculty, and neither dries up with age. — tap to centre the map on it Desire and the making of artdraw on the same faculty, andneither 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 valuable skill is stopping and recovering while the work is still unfinished, not the capacity to push yourself harder. — tap to centre the map on it The valuable skill is stoppingand recovering while the workis still unfinished, not thecapacity to push yourself… Last stated 5 years ago by 29 Jul 2021 OB Oliver Burkeman — holds since 2021-07-29 — tap for who they are
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At the centre 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 Nick Cave Read this korrent →