Collaborate with people who have a strong sense of aesthetic
This is surprisingly underappreciated
Patrick Hsux.comCollaborate with people who have a strong sense of aesthetic This is surprisingly underappreciated
I BELIEVE “WHAT EFFECT DO YOU WANT TO HAVE ON PEOPLE” IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTIONS WE SHOULD ASK WHEN WE ARE MAKING SOMETHING.
Albert Einstein, when he was stymied in his pursuit of his theory of relativity, would pull out his violin and play Mozart, which helped him reconnect with the harmonies of the cosmos. Ada Lovelace, whom I profiled in a book on innovators, combined the poetic sensibility of her father, Lord Byron, with her mother’s love of the beauty of math to env
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I believe “what effect do you want to have on people” is one of the most important questions we should ask when we are making something. Life isn't just a series of problems to be solved but experiences to be had.
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why artists are meant to be in service
this might sound — grandiose, sure — but I think as artists, we are connected so intimately with the essence of life; more deeply than any other profession, other than the spiritual/religious.
I’m not referring to art as a means of purely aesthetics or creative labor (particularly now in the age of AI) — but ar... See more
this might sound — grandiose, sure — but I think as artists, we are connected so intimately with the essence of life; more deeply than any other profession, other than the spiritual/religious.
I’m not referring to art as a means of purely aesthetics or creative labor (particularly now in the age of AI) — but ar... See more
Kening Zhu • the guiding question to build wealth as an artist — kening zhu
Investor and mathematician Jim Simons on beauty:
"Be guided by beauty. I really mean that. I think pretty much everything I've done has had an aesthetic component—at least to me. Now, you might think, "Building a company that's trading bonds? What's so aesthetic about that?" What's aesthetic about it is doing it right. Getting the rig
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