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Anyhow, the older I get, the less impressed I become with originality. These days, I’m far more moved by authenticity. Attempts at originality can often feel forced and precious, but authenticity has quiet resonance that never fails to stir me.
Elizabeth Gilbert • Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear



in 2020, sho shibuya started painting sunrises over the front page of the new york times. stuck in his brooklyn apartment, the news felt heavy, so he looked to the sky. it became a daily ritual: cover the chaos with calm gradients. erase the headlines with a little bit of nature. https://t.co/ZfUUeDPVoB
When investors are looking to make bets on companies, they look for product-market fit. I think we can and should use that same framework to make bets on talent. That same magical spark that ignites when a company finds their perfect place in the market happens when a person finds the right problem to work on. Let’s call it person-problem fit.
Brie Wolfson • Finding Person-Problem Fit - Compound Manual

It is no coincidence that maps of the world’s healthiest democracies and maps of the world’s freest press environments are essentially identical.
A.G. Sulzberger • Journalism’s Essential Value | The New York Times Company
Death of the Follower & the Future of Creativity on the Web With Jack Conte | SXSW 2024 Keynote
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