The Art of Art
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Evaluating Ideas
Idea evaluation is a process that assesses the usefulness of a new product of the imagination.
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Engaging with a Medium
Every medium presents opportunities for us to engage with it more thoroughly.
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Building Skills
Attempting to produce genius-level works without spending many years acquiring skills will result in failure and frustration.
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Is a Genius Born or Made?
Are geniuses born or made? This is a key question if you’re trying to do something big in the world.
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What is Genius?
Geniuses must not just be original but must also be exemplary. – Immanuel Kant paraphrased
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Becoming a Renaissance Person: Part II
Horizontal skills can be brought to bear on many different pursuits and disciplines.
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Becoming a Renaissance Person: Part I
Some artists excel in multiple fields, becoming a polymath or Renaissance Person.
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The Direction of the World
People don’t typically want to pay money for creativity. They just want a good hamburger, and they’ll pay for that.