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← Thinking of yourself as art's medium rather than its source frees you from the inhibition of art as self-expression.

17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 1 Feb 2002 to 18 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under creativity creativity Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under energy energy Everything filed under humility humility Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Thinking of yourself as art's medium rather than its source frees you from the inhibition of art as self-expression. Thinking of yourself as art's mediumrather than its source frees you from theinhibition of art as self-expression. Last stated 11 months ago 13 Dec 2025 KS Kieran Setiya — holds since 2025-12-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Art cannot result from external compulsion, because the labour that produces it is voluntary — tap to centre the map on it Art cannot result from externalcompulsion, because the labour thatproduces it is voluntary WM William Morris — holds since c. 1883–1888 — tap for who they are Same subject: You want to force yourself not to delegate all of your thinking to the tool, and to use it in a way that expands ideas and magnifies curiosity. — tap to centre the map on it You want to force yourself not todelegate all of your thinking to thetool, and to use it in a way thatexpands ideas and magnifiescuriosity. Last stated 4 months ago 21 Jul 2026 PS Pablo Stanley — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: The pursuit of excellence in an art can require a radical compression of attention and self. — tap to centre the map on it The pursuit of excellence in an artcan require a radical compression ofattention and self. Last stated 2 months ago 30 Aug 2026 JW John Warner — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: The only style worth having is the one you cannot help; setting out to develop a personal style is the wrong goal. — tap to centre the map on it The only style worth having is theone you cannot help; setting out todevelop a personal style is thewrong goal. Last stated 3 months ago 6 Aug 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2002-02-01 — tap for who they are GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — 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 ofnatural-born artists: the artisticimpulse is ordinary curiosity aboutlife turned into a wish to makesomeone else feel something. Last stated 4 months ago 9 Jul 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: The best antidote to excess self-regard is to force oneself to be more objective about oneself, one’s family and friends, one’s property and the value of one’s activity — tap to centre the map on it The best antidote to excessself-regard is to force oneself tobe more objective about oneself,one’s family and friends, one’sproperty and the value of one’sactivity CM Charlie Munger — holds since c. 2005 — tap for who they are Same subject: People should feel free to enjoy art they love regardless of the artist's personal failings or beliefs. — tap to centre the map on it People should feel free to enjoy artthey love regardless of the artist'spersonal failings or beliefs. Last stated 6 years ago 14 Apr 2021 TU Tim Urban — holds since 2021-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Since our sense perceptions are not willed by us, some other will or spirit produces them — tap to centre the map on it Since our sense perceptions are notwilled by us, some other will orspirit produces them GB George Berkeley — holds since c. 1710–1734 — tap for who they are Same subject: A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work. — tap to centre the map on it A contest between five paid firms isnot the way to get good creativework. Last stated 3 months ago 14 Aug 2026 SK Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A culture that is uncompromising but also kind and supportive is the most fertile ground for creativity. — tap to centre the map on it A culture that is uncompromising butalso kind and supportive is the mostfertile ground for creativity. Last stated 7 months ago 12 Apr 2026 ES Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it A feeling of responsibility isprobably the greatest inhibitor ofcreativity; great ideas came frompeople not paid to have them IA Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI models want to add or patch as a form of making better, whereas the design process is really about editing away. — tap to centre the map on it AI models want to add or patch as aform of making better, whereas thedesign process is really aboutediting away. Last stated 4 months ago 15 Jul 2026 JY Jason Yuan — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI that builds UI is trained on past UI, so breaking out of that mould will still take a person willing to break the rules. — tap to centre the map on it AI that builds UI is trained on pastUI, so breaking out of that mouldwill still take a person willing tobreak the rules. Last stated 2 years ago 21 Feb 2025 TC Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: As building software gets easier, the differentiator becomes design, ideas, positioning and creativity. — tap to centre the map on it As building software gets easier,the differentiator becomes design,ideas, positioning and creativity. Last stated 3 months ago 4 Aug 2026 NP Nate Parrott — holds since 2026-08-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists. — tap to centre the map on it A person who works from a recipe,even an innovative one, starts fromsomething that already exists. Last stated 11 years ago 6 Nov 2015 TU Tim Urban — holds since 2015-11-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise. — tap to centre the map on it A system trained only on what isalready known cannot produce genuinesurprises, because a known thingstops being a surprise. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Sept 2026 CD Cory Doctorow — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new. — tap to centre the map on it A too-faithful remake of an existingwork squanders creative effort thatcould have made something new. Last stated 2 months ago 4 Sept 2026 MW Matt Webb — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Thinking of yourself as art's medium rather than its source frees you from the inhibition of art as self-expression. Last stated 13 Dec 2025 · 11 months ago Holds Kieran Setiya Read this korrent →