Minsuk Kang 강민석
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Minsuk Kang 강민석
I met many aspiring artists in my early 20s. Observing their trajectories since then, I've learned that long-shot careers in the arts (famous singer, actor, songwriter, filmmaker, etc.) are long shots not because success relies on wild luck or rare genius or insane connections. Success stories pretty reliably happen for people who combine three... See more
Tim Urbanx.com“You can either be judged because you created something or ignored because you left your greatness inside of you.”
James Clear • Haters and Critics: How to Deal with People Judging You and Your Work
There's another more subtle lesson in the list of fields with superlinear returns: not to equate work with a job. For most of the 20th century the two were identical for nearly everyone, and as a result we've inherited a custom that equates productivity with having a job. Even now to most people the phrase "your work" means their job. But to a... See more
The Technium: 1,000 True Fans
Finding work you love is very difficult. Most people fail. Even if you succeed, it's rare to be free to work on what you want till your thirties or forties. But if you have the destination in sight you'll be more likely to arrive at it. If you know you can love work, you're in the home stretch, and if you know what work you love, you're practically... See more
paulgraham.com • How to Do What You Love
A digital garden is a framework for speculation around how online space can be designed from the imagination of gardens. Here, the values of gardens, pluralism, interdependence, sustainability, adaptation, and discovery
are centered in the design process of technosocial spaces.
Why your first chapter sucks
youtube.comOnce I write a story, it’s gone, it’s like it’s not mine anymore. And I’m not tempted to edit it or change it.
Adrian Zupp • Lucia Berlin: Writing Advice and More in This Never-Before Published Interview
As for the exclusive hold that elders once had on knowledge and wisdom, that, too, has eroded, thanks to technologies of communication—starting with writing itself and extending to the Internet and beyond. New technology also creates new occupations and requires new expertise, which further undermines the value of long experience and seasoned... See more