The polish paradox
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The polish paradox
This is the great struggle of modern work: distillation. The untrained eye dismisses it as crude minimalism, but true virtuosos recognize its complexity. Crafting crystalline simplicity is grueling, mind-bending work—the rarified art of smelting ideas into dense, polished gemstones.
Tom White • Why Less Is More When Pitching Yourself
the more specific you are, the more general it’ll be."
Eric Kim • 82 Lessons From the Masters of Street Photography
If you work harder and look more closely, there's always something you can whittle away. It's when you get to the essence of your idea that you'll have something to be proud of.
Ken Segall • Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success
If each piece is approached as our life’s defining work, we revise and overwrite endlessly, aiming for the unrealistic ideal of perfection.