everything is a remix
creativity is defined by the uniqueness and appeal of the combination of elements
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everything is a remix
When something fits into a lucid, logical continuum, it’s generally remembered for how it (a) reinterprets the entity that influenced its creation, and (b) provides influence for whatever comes next.
Chuck Klosterman • But What If We're Wrong?: Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past
It also helps to travel in topic space. You'll have more new ideas if you explore lots of different topics, partly because it gives the angle grinder more surface area to work on, and partly because analogies are an especially fruitful source of new ideas.
Paul Graham • How to Do Great Work
