Theories, Definitions & Observations

Paramount

Suppressing the urge to do something/anything, to avoid being idle… is the paramount achievement.

Skill is transferable. Driving is a skill. Driving a rocket or a horse and buggy – doesn’t matter.

If it’s effortless, it doesn’t mean anything.

The longer the explanation, the less convincing the work.

The truth doesn’t matter: it’s all about how you interpret it.

In retrospect, every fate is difficult.

Arguing about things that we just read/learn about online. The definition of stupidity.

Regardless of the distance, at some point, you realize that you haven’t gone far enough.

If the instrument is suffering, no amount of technical virtuosity can compensate for that.

Conformity: wanting to do/be equal to or better than one’s peers.