my canon
this is meant to be the place where I store the core syllabus of my life - the readings and writings that have shaped how I think and who I am.
The most influential set of things that I have read.
my canon
The famous Anton Ego speech in Ratatouille:
In many ways, the work of a critic is easy.
We risk very little, yet enjoy a position of those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgement.
We thrive on negative criticism.
Which is fun to write and to read.
But the bitter truth we critics must face, is that in the grand scheme of things, the ave
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Ppl usually don’t know what they want until someone shows them or until theI encounter it in the world for the very first time. That's why the greatest role of an entrepreneur is shaper of desires. 💯
Almost Everyone I’ve Met Would Be Well-Served Thinking More About What to Focus On
Henrik Karlssonhenrikkarlsson.xyz
Life punishes the vague wish and rewards the specific ask.
Timothy Ferriss • Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World
Kurt, Dave and Chris:
First let me apologize for taking a couple of days to put this outline together. When I spoke to Kurt I was in the middle of making a Fugazi album, but I thought I would have a day or so between records to sort everything out. My schedule changed unexpectedly, and this is the first moment I’ve had to go through it all. Apology.
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First let me apologize for taking a couple of days to put this outline together. When I spoke to Kurt I was in the middle of making a Fugazi album, but I thought I would have a day or so between records to sort everything out. My schedule changed unexpectedly, and this is the first moment I’ve had to go through it all. Apology.
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The mind-blowing proposal letter Steve Albini sent to Nirvana
The letter Steve Albini sent to Nirvana
Traveler, there is no path
By Antonio Machado
Traveler, your footprints
Are the path and nothing more;
Traveler, there is no path,
The path is made by walking.
By walking the path is made
And when you look back
You’ll see a road
Never to be trodden again.
Traveler, there is no path,
Only trails across the sea…