đ§ craft
From George Saunders, on nuance and embracing complexity:
... See morethe writer doesn't have to have a fixed firm idea, but has to be able to take the reader on a journey to remind her that the world is complicated. From the very beginning, I understood writing to be about some kind of moral or ethical imperative. Absent that, I'm not that interested in it,
Ryan Hawk ⢠Episode #464: Polina Pompliano â Profiles Of The Worldâs Greatest Performers, Makers vs. Managers, & Building Trust Through Consistency
Lawrence Yeo ⢠The Arc of the Practical Creator
Cameraperson by Kirsten Johnson
AN INCOMPLETE LIST OF WHAT THE CAMERAPERSON ENABLES For the cameraperson: âAccess and a reason to stay in worlds not of oneâs own âPermission to behave, ask, do in ways that are transgressive/ outside social norms âComplete distraction from oneâs own life âThe creation of evidence of experience âThe chance to be
... See moreWhat we are trying to do influences what becomes salient to us. If you are looking for a friend in a crowd, faces become salient to you, faces that would have otherwise passed you by. If you are making videos, you will notice patterns in the videos you watch. If youâre not, you can watch a thousand videos and have them pass through your head
... See moreHenrik Karlsson ⢠How MrBeast Learns
Eno explains:
"[On one end, you have] auto-tune that perfectly puts music into tuneâŚwhich is sort of flawless and faultless. [In contrast, the other side] is clumsy, awkward, crude and unfinished... See more