Jake
@jake
writer, creative programmer, running Printernet and trying to make the internet more interesting.
Jake
jakeweber.net
The two stages of mastery for those with many passions
open.substack.com
I remember looking at my first iPod and being like: “This is a vessel that holds what I’m into.”
And also the early iPod didn’t have a lot of space, so you really had to curate what was on there in a way that people don’t do on their phones.
And also the early iPod didn’t have a lot of space, so you really had to curate what was on there in a way that people don’t do on their phones.
SSENSE • On the Record with Apple Industrial Designer Eugene Whang
The most important active step you can take to cultivate your curiosity is probably to seek out the topics that engage it. Few adults are equally curious about everything, and it doesn't seem as if you can choose which topics interest you. So it's up to you to
find
them. Or invent them, if necessary.
find
them. Or invent them, if necessary.
Paul Graham • How to Think for Yourself
“The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.”
—Terry Pratchett
The mathematical genius Alexander Grothendieck once had a metaphor for solving problems. He suggested that instead of forcing open an impossibly hard kernel with a hammer and chisel, one should simply let it sit in water and wait. Over time, the shell softens and opens with ease. This is also true in writing; time is the only non-substitutable... See more
Epiphanies Come From Waiting
