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Co-founder & CEO @typedotai (YC W23)

Mar 7, 2022, 9 tweets

I've been reading the notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci.

If he were still alive, I'm pretty sure he'd have the most popular Substack on the Internet.

A few choice quotes:

On why you shouldn't work in isolation:

On the relationship between theory and practice:

On the virtues of seeking feedback:

On the importance of direct observation:

On the role of desire in learning:

On the necessity of rest:

Shall we end with some spice? 🌶'

On talent – or its occasional absence:

Thank you @elisadoucette for the nudge to actually pick up the source material and read his work directly.

This is the translation I've been reading:
amazon.com/Leonardos-Note…

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