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Talks about a lot of things about being original. Found it a fun read and this one struck a chord with me: > The alternative is a pursuit towards truth. In the
by karmakaze 5y ago
Talks about a lot of things about being original. Found it a fun read and this one struck a chord with me:
> The alternative is a pursuit towards truth. In the words of C.S. Lewis, who is famous for the vivid imagination he presented in stories like the Chronicles of Narnia: “No man who cares about originality will ever be original. It’s the man who’s only thinking about doing a good job or telling the truth who becomes really original—and doesn’t notice it.”
I find a parallel working in technical problem where a good solution comes from getting to understand the problem in fundamental ways and the most basic representation and process to solve it imaginable with that understanding is called creative or original. The goal was never to 'be clever', in fact 'thinking dumb' as in "What's the simplest thing that could possibly work?" is far more effective.