"False modesty is the refuge of the incompetent.
“It can be a relief to know that, in coming up with fresh ideas, we don’t have to invent from scratch; we can draw upon what already exists and use that as raw material. The key may lie in connecting those bits and pieces in a clever, unusual, and useful way, resulting in (to use a term that seems to have39 originated with the British designer John Thackara) smart recombinations.”
― A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas
― A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas
“The maker movement is mostly about building things (whether low-tech or high-tech), as well as creating art and music. But it’s driven by project-based, peer-to-peer learning, which tends to happen as novice “makers”
― A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas
― A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas
“Be a writer, if you will Or don’t, no one will care Order your shelves, or not Kill or kiss your darlings Simply write”
― The Left-Handed Booksellers of London
― The Left-Handed Booksellers of London
Charles’s 2025 Year in Books
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