unexplainable
the things that are hard to explain in words
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unexplainable
Many people who are talented in their various fields have access to insight they can’t share with others. They simply see something we can’t. They try to describe it—picture any Paris Review interview—and often hearing them talk about their process is interesting and informative. But they’re unable to describe the core thing—what gives them the... See more
Ava • inarticulable knowledge
New discoveries often have to be conceived initially as variations of existing things,
even by their discoverers
, because there isn't yet the conceptual vocabulary to express them.
even by their discoverers
, because there isn't yet the conceptual vocabulary to express them.
Paul Graham • How to Do Great Work
“The next _____”
“[existing thing] (eg Uber) for x”
Almost always wrong and uninteresting
Build something that can’t be easily analogized
Patrick OShaughnessytwitter.combuild something you can't easily put into words
At best, what any of us can hope for with our creative work is to organize, clarify or more clearly convey the unnameable that lives within us.
via Leandra, Cereal Aisle
I find explaining any actually interesting idea usually requires explaining like 5 subsidiary ideas. If you’re lucky. If you’re unlucky it’s like 25 and either they’re ready for a three hour lecture or you’re not going to succeed.