Greatness
exploring the foundations of quality and the currents that fight against mediocrity
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Greatness
Fermat's Library | The Mundanity of Excellence: An Ethnographic Report on Stratification and Olympic Swimmers annotated/explained version.
fermatslibrary.com
One of the best ideas I learned from Kobe Bryant:
“Don’t copy the what. Copy the how”
Kobe would study greatness in any domain. Sports, music, business, art, whatever.
This is why:
“No matter what discipline you are in, there’s a... See more
haven't read yet but was recommended on a podcast - excerpts from the author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance on quality and related concepts. will edit this note with takeaways once i've read.
Great artists don’t study art history to figure out what art to create.
Great founders don’t analyze the market to figure out what product to build.
Navaltwitter.com
Compulsion. I think about that word a lot. I believe that all of us, carelessly walking about planet earth, are intrinsically compelled to do something . It’s in our nature, in the shape of our soul. To excel, to truly be the best, I think it’s crucial to spend time thinking about what that is. Because if you do something other than that, you’re... See more
Dan Shipper • How David Perell Uses ChatGPT as a Creative Partner
the path to excellence is aligning what you do with who you are. Lean in, or better still, dive in, headfirst. The first step is to look inward and think deeply about who you are and what you’re made to do.
