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7PS: How to invent a genre 💡
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Read time: 1 minute, 301 words. The best genres shouldn't quite make sense. A few years ago, I visited Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol’s basement studio outside Boston. Charlie Parker on one wall. Turkish masters on another. Handmade instruments everywhere. This is where Turkish Hipster took shape. Turkish makam. Brazilian percussion. Hip-hop. ’70s rock. Big-band jazz. You don't invent a genre by starting from scratch. You invent one by combining things that have never had a reason to meet before. Seven Point Sunday - September 27 ⚡️ Productivity Internxt - Privacy-forward secure cloud storage service that lets teams share sensitive files, photos, and documents. 💰 Wealth EquityMultiple - Commercial real estate investing platform focused on institutional-grade deals. Lets accredited investors participate in equity and debt across office, industrial, and multifamily projects without sourcing or managing properties themselves. An Immense World by Ed Yong. Coaxes us beyond the confines of our own senses, allowing us to perceive the skeins of scent, waves of electromagnetism, and pulses of pressure that surround us. Colossal Youth by Young Marble Giants. Recorded with minimal equipment and an intentionally limited palette, the album relies on restraint, repetition, and negative space. Drum machines, clean bass lines, and detached vocals create tension without volume or drama. I have a half-finished draft, message, or idea that I abandoned. Tell me why a reasonable person would have stopped here. Then show me the smallest possible next step that would make it "complete enough" to send. Don't stop believin', hold on to that feelin'
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Seven Point Sunday💡by Kabir Sehgal
I help you build your portfolio career. Get 7 actionable ideas on Sundays. From a Multi-Grammy & Multi-Emmy Winner, New York Times bestselling author (21 books), ex-J.P. Morgan banker, Navy Vet. Join 10k readers.
Read time: 1 minute, 380 words. During a concert, Herbie Hancock played the wrong chord behind Miles Davis. Not slightly wrong. "Completely, entirely wrong." Hancock covered his ears in embarrassment. Miles took a breath. Then he played a phrase that made the chord sound right. Hancock later realized that Miles had not judged the chord as a mistake. He heard something unexpected and responded creatively. Anyone can identify an error. The better question is: What can you do next to make it...
Read time: 1 minute, 285 words. At seven years old, Yo-Yo Ma performed for Pablo Casals, one of history's greatest cellists. Ma was already a prodigy. His days revolved around lessons, rehearsals, and practice. Casals listened carefully. Then he offered surprising advice. Go play baseball. Not another scale. Not another hour with the cello. Baseball. Ma later understood the message: Live a full life. Because mastering your craft is only half the work. You also need a life worth expressing. 👉🏾...
Read time: 1 minute, 359 words. There's a musical illusion that makes it sound like a note is rising forever. It’s called a Shepard tone. It works by layering the same pitch pattern across several octaves. As the higher tones fade out, lower ones quietly fade in, so your ear hears continuous ascent even though the sound is actually looping. Christopher Nolan and Hans Zimmer used the idea in Dunkirk to create a feeling of constant escalation. And Nolan built that same sense of mounting...