Elena
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Elena
“I always say ‘beginnings are easy, endings are hard’. Beginnings get easier and easier [because] there's so much technological assistance [and] so many ways of getting something started like rhythm machines and chord pattern makers.
There are a lot of ways of getting something pretty respectable going quite early on. To quote Picasso, ‘there's... See more
There are a lot of ways of getting something pretty respectable going quite early on. To quote Picasso, ‘there's... See more
Until now, skills have been a major differentiator for humanity. However, in the age of AI, taste will become more important than skills as much of skill-based work and productivity is offloaded to compute. Taste seems more scarce these days, and increasingly differentiating in the age of AI. This assertion makes me think about the development of... See more
Scott Belsky • The Era of Abstraction & New Creative Tensions
The fastest decisions I’ve ever made are ones where I was confident in my taste; the slowest decisions I’ve made (or have yet to make) are ones where I question it. (And the latter tends to be a symptom of trying to overintellectualize my taste, to compare it to others’ taste, to judge my own taste — which defeats its purpose.)
Art is choosing to do something skillfully, caring about the details, bringing all of yourself to make the finest work you can. It is beyond ego, vanity, self-glorification, and need for approval.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being
Here are some examples of powerful questions to ask someone, that you can modify per your needs:
• What do you really want?
• What about this is important to you?
• What does that look like?
• How do you feel about this?
• What’s next?
• What else is possible?
• What’s right about this?
• What are your concerns?
• What is standing in your way?
• Tell me
Bob Tiede • Asking Good Questions = Better Leader
Taking notes, I’ve come to realize, is a form of collecting. I’ve never been interested in collecting physical things, but when it comes to beautiful literary quotes, I have thousands of notebook entries.
Jillian Hess • Alfred Kinsey's Notes on Americans' Sex-Lives
The concept of efficiency — how much one can accomplish per unit of time (or per dollar, etc.) — requires a quantitative numerator as well as a denominator. It requires a metric. Therefore, it tells us nothing about results we cannot quantify or measure. When we gear our society around efficiency, we produce more and more of the measurable, while... See more
There’s a trap when letting AI improve your efficiency and productivity. By heavily optimizing your daily life, you lose the chance of serendipity. If there are no cracks in your schedule, nothing unsuspecting, unusual, or surprising can happen. You think this is good, but it’s only good if your routine already considers everything your life can... See more
Alberto Romerosubstack.com