Matthieu de Gaudemar

Being in the minority doesn’t make you wrong, but being careless, simply performative, or provocative does. If we want our opinions to matter, they must be intentional, informed, and valuable. This responsibility in forming opinions is what makes our contributions meaningful and impactful.

The best definition of taste I found comes from painter John Folley. He says “‘Good taste' is simply to have a well formed opinion, in accordance with the realities of the Good and the True.” There are tasteful and non-tasteful choices. Taste reveals its purveyor to be a good decision-maker.

Their gospel of optimisation ignores the fundamental question: what’s the point of being 10x more productive if we’re not 10x more fulfilled?

“Desire that arises in agitation is an expression of the ego; desire that arises in stillness is an expression of the soul.”