Greatness
exploring the foundations of quality and the currents that fight against mediocrity
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Greatness
greatness isn't random
Instead of asking “Do I have a talent for this?”, one should ask "Do I want to have a talent for this?".
Taste requires originality. It invokes an aspirational authenticity. Writer George Saunders calls this “achieving the iconic space,” and it’s what he’s after when he meets his creative writing students. “They arrive already wonderful. What we try to do over the next three years is help them achieve what I call their “iconic space” — the place from... See more
Brie Wolfson • Notes on “Taste”
There is a tension; the longer you remain committed to a single cause of greatness, the more incapable you become of being good enough at everything else.
Evan Armstrong • The Cost of Greatness
obsessing over quality often demands that you slow down, as the focus required to get better is simply not compatible with busyness.