Greatness
exploring the foundations of quality and the currents that fight against mediocrity
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Greatness
I see no reason to spend your life writing poems unless your goal is to write great poems.
Poetry and Ambition
From Christopher Alexander foreword to Richard Gabriel's "Patterns Of Software":
In my life as an architect, I find that the single thing which inhibits young professionals, new students most severely, is their acceptance of standards that are too low. If I ask a student whether her design is as good as Chartres, she... See more
The best reason to not cut corners:
If you didn't get the response you were hoping for, how can you know if it was because your idea was bad vs. you cut corners?
Julie Zhuox.comIf building something great isn’t painful, you’re probably not building the best you can. Arguments, mis-steps, fights, back-tracking, re-discovering, frustration, throwing it away, trying again - these are all painful requirements for build a great product.
Tuomas Artmanx.comJiro Dreams of Sushi | Starring Jiro Ono and Yoshikazu Ono | A Magnolia Pictures Film | Own it on DVD, Blu-ray™ or on Digital HD
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