There is no shortage of deeply intelligent but characteristically uncreative and cynical people. This is wildly unfortunate. This piece is about one piece of advice I would give this archetype of people. the sum of the total is not the total of the sum Think about cooking. The product has much more “value” than the constituent ingredients alone. A painting is much more than just paint and a canvas. A song is much more than some 808s and a nice melody.
