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Some editors are put off by brilliant but idiosyncratic manuscripts and some, such as Perkins, are enticed by them.
A. Scott Berg • Max Perkins: Editor of Genius
to think, to reason, to find a balance between wisdom and passion, this is Morris’s main objective.
David Bergen • The Matter With Morris: A Novel
Productive mediocrity requires discipline of an ordinary kind. It is safe and threatens no one. Nothing will be changed by mediocrity. . . . But genius is uncontrolled and uncontrollable. You cannot produce a work of genius according to a schedule or an outline.
Adam Grant • Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
This is Paul Graham.
Moi Jamri • 34 cards
Thought provoking
Kat Weiss-Malik • 1 card
it is culturally telling that we habitually hack off the end of the long version: “A Jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one.”
Slate • General Education Has a Bad Rap
Andrew Wilkinson says: “Most successful people are just a walking anxiety disorder harnessed for productivity.”
collaborativefund.com • How People Think
I was quickly coming to the realization that my creative anxieties about whether there was anything original or new left to say about the world were quite generic.