"Overall, consistency, user control, and actual UX innovation are in decline. Everything is converging on TikTok—which is basically TV with infinite channels. You don't control anything except the channel switch. It's like Carcinisation, a form of convergent evolution where unrelated crustaceans all evolve into something vaguely crab-shaped."
by Rakhim's blog, But what if I really want a faster horse?
"The way to get a big idea to appear in your head is not to hunt for big ideas, but to put in a lot of time on work that interest you, and in the process keep your mind open enough that a big idea can take roost."
by Paul Graham, what you'll wish you'd known
[e.g.] A perfect demonstration of this in MRI is the birth of the idea of MR Fingerprinting. Mark Griswold wrote a excellent article on this topic
"Well, screw that. Yes, you have to be clever, but if you have good taste in problems, an ability to forge intellectual connections, an eye for untapped opportunities, drive, and yes, a willingness to work hard, you can have major impacts on the field."
by Julianne Dalcanton, the cult of genius