March 26, 2013

  • Perfection Through Deletion

    There is some amazing writing on Quora.  Still letting all the goodness of this blog/article simmer in my head.

    Excerpt:

    The difference between good and great

     

     

    Every block of stone has a sculpture inside it and it is the
    task of the sculptor to discover it.
    —Michelangelo

    Sculpture is creation through deletion. You work and work and work and chisel away at the marble until you’re left with only the minimum amount of stone required to reveal the perfect figure. No more, no less.

    You don’t get to a sculpture like Michelangelo’s David by attaching two jacked arms to a manly torso. Lots of good things don’t add up to a great thing.

    Greatness is counterintuitive. It’s not about creation. It’s about being willing and able to eliminate all the good things that get in the way of accomplishing your goal, no more, no less. 

    But this is hard in the real world. 

     

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    The Importance of Being Ruthless

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