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- That’s where the name “Turpentine” comes from, by the way: it’s inspired by the Picasso quote, of course:
“When art critics get together they talk about Form and Structure and Meaning. When artists get together they talk about where you can buy cheap turpentine”
from Introducing Turpentine by Erik Torenberg
- Never Finished
David Goggins
I accepted the hard truth that hoping and wishing are like gambling on long shots, and if I wanted to be better, I had to start living every day with a sense of urgency. Because that is the only way to turn the odds in your favor.from Daily Review | Readwise
Many of us found ourselves out of a paycheck, and more importantly, reconsidering our foundational conceptions of work. Trauma and clarity are congenitally entwined,
from The jobless Americans chasing the dream of ‘passive income’ by Luke Winkie
“I know a lot of people who make things who don’t stand proudly by their stuff, I don’t know if they’re too cool or they don’t want to look thirsty, but they’ll put a song out once on their stories — and that’s it.
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You went through something. You figured something out in a structured format. You recorded it. Not just one take. Parts and parts.- Before they began, the group codified a set of organizing principles, dubbed the “Pirate Paradigm,” that would dictate how they worked together:
- Don’t wait to be told to do something; figure it out for yourself
- Challenge everything, and steel yourself for the inevitable cynicism, opposition, rumors, false reporting, innuendos, and slander
- Break the ru
from How NASA's Pirate Paradigm Challenged The Status Quo — NOBL
NASA Pirate Paradigm
Seriousness saddles the work with a burden. It misses the playful side of being human. The chaotic exuberance of being present in the world. The lightness of pure enjoyment for enjoyment’s sake.
from The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin
- Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work.”
– Chuck Close 