Harrison Moore
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Harrison Moore
In the olden days, map makers would purposefully add mistakes into their maps so they could detect forgeries others had made
Found in places like Eaglehawk Neck in Tasmania, these natural rock formations have cracked into rectangular blocks. The imperfections in the pattern allow for better drainage and reduce erosion.
Remember, people are often drawn to things that are done imperfectly. Whether it’s art, movies, or books, people tend to talk more about the flawed things that get stuck in their heads than they do the obvious, perfect things.
As Malcolm Gladwell says, “You want an aftertaste, and that comes from not everything being perfectly blended together.”
As Malcolm Gladwell says, “You want an aftertaste, and that comes from not everything being perfectly blended together.”
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The imperfections you’re tempted to fix might prove to be what make the work great.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being
“I get why you’re so attracted to batches of things. As an only child, and as somebody that was excluded at school quite a lot, maybe this is a way you’ve been able to heal yourself from those challenges around finding and entering communities.”
The enjoyment, creation, and reconciliation of making things in sets.
For me, the biggest insight, and maybe the largest part of the appeal, is that batchcraft seems like one of the only instances in life where you see a satisfactory reconciliation between individualism and collectivism.
When people die, it's not their perfect records or squeaky-clean reputation we miss. It's the shit they didn't do well. Their mess. Their weird opinions. The stuff they got wrong and were bad at. The more hopelessly bad or gross or embarrassing, the better. “We love people most when they look stupid.”
Cracks in walls create strong footholds for climbers