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Read this korrent: The small choices made while executing a work matter as much as the big idea behind it, so inspiration cannot be separated from the labour.
The small choices made while executing a work matter as much as the big idea behind it, so inspiration cannot be separated from the labour.
Last stated 2 years ago
31 Aug 2024
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Ted Chiang — holds since 2024-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Art is what results from making an enormous number of choices, and a prompt contains almost none of them. — tap to centre the map on it
Art is what results from making an enormous number of choices, and a prompt contains almost none of them.
Last stated 2 years ago
31 Aug 2024
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Ted Chiang — holds since 2024-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Making art is a job you turn up to whether or not you feel inspired, and the work only arrives for people who are already at the desk. — tap to centre the map on it
Making art is a job you turn up to whether or not you feel inspired, and the work only arrives for people who are…
Last stated a month ago
6 Aug 2026
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Steven Pressfield — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
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Nick Cave — holds since 2021-06-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Thinking inspiration outweighs execution is a sign of not knowing the medium. — tap to centre the map on it
Thinking inspiration outweighs execution is a sign of not knowing the medium.
Last stated 2 years ago
31 Aug 2024
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Ted Chiang — holds since 2024-08-31 — 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 is what holds designers back; if you are producing a thousand ideas it does not matter that…
Last stated 4 months ago
26 Apr 2026
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Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-26 — 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 making something is not an obstacle in front of the work; it is where the meaning comes from.
Last stated 3 years ago
10 Aug 2023
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Nick Cave — holds since 2023-08-10 — 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 be unlike everything before it to be worth making; what makes it new is that this particular…
Last stated 2 months ago
29 Jun 2026
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Ted Chiang — holds since 2024-08-31 — tap for who they are
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Nick Cave — holds since 2026-06-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The designer and programmer roles are converging, and the path from sketch to design to implementation is opening up to everyone with an idea. — tap to centre the map on it
The designer and programmer roles are converging, and the path from sketch to design to implementation is opening up…
Last stated 11 years ago
13 Jul 2015
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Guillermo Rauch — holds since 2015-07-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A project only shows you whether your design decisions were any good at around five to ten thousand lines, and that is where the most learning happens. — tap to centre the map on it
A project only shows you whether your design decisions were any good at around five to ten thousand lines, and…
Last stated a year ago
22 Mar 2025
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ThePrimeagen — holds since 2025-03-22 — tap for who they are
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