Brilliant! Love this format. Three stories to illustrate an insight all wrapped up in one overarching lesson. Now I want to know the process behind finding those stories and connecting the dots!
Coming from the King of Polymaths himself, this is welcome news... thank you ;).
And my writing process is best summarized as "man with a metal detector at the beach," except my wife refuses to let me wear a fanny pack around the home.
Liking the format - curious to see how it will evolve. Short bites are appealing, especially in the summer. Da Vinci's perspective is invaluable, no matter for verbal or visionary story telling.
Thanks, Judith! And agree; it almost felt impossible to try and extract just one single insight from him. The man contained multitudes, to say the least.
> Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see
In this case, gossip bad, distant impressions are semi-sensible, but close observations are best? If so does that mean that most gossip are irrelevant/random/uncorrelated or just upside-down? Also what are the symptoms that the distant impressions are "too good to be true" and warrant closer observation?
Brilliant! Love this format. Three stories to illustrate an insight all wrapped up in one overarching lesson. Now I want to know the process behind finding those stories and connecting the dots!
Coming from the King of Polymaths himself, this is welcome news... thank you ;).
And my writing process is best summarized as "man with a metal detector at the beach," except my wife refuses to let me wear a fanny pack around the home.
Liking the format - curious to see how it will evolve. Short bites are appealing, especially in the summer. Da Vinci's perspective is invaluable, no matter for verbal or visionary story telling.
Thanks, Judith! And agree; it almost felt impossible to try and extract just one single insight from him. The man contained multitudes, to say the least.
Love the format.
I aspire to your economy with words, so this means a ton. Thank you, Louis!
> Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see
In this case, gossip bad, distant impressions are semi-sensible, but close observations are best? If so does that mean that most gossip are irrelevant/random/uncorrelated or just upside-down? Also what are the symptoms that the distant impressions are "too good to be true" and warrant closer observation?