What a Concept!!

Ideas are absolutely a kind of magic. There is individual synthesis in how and whether things stick, but inspiration isn't 99% perspiration...that's a weird bad term. Innovation??? DEFINITELY 99% perspiration. But inspiration is, for me, 99% things I already know and 1% something I'm adding.

That's fine! That's not something to be ashamed of or to feel like an imposter because you're not really adding anything. That 1% is MAGIC...it's HUGE...it's EVERYTING.

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[PhysicsHelps]

"Every creation is a collaboration with the past" is a quote I'll remember for a long time.

[chandrarakshit.]

Okay, but Hank is adorable. he's the kind of friend we all want.

[shanleee]

“Idea” stopped sounding like a word less than 2 minutes into this video

[nothingtoseeherefolks]

Hank is a chicken now.


“BOOK BOOK BOOK BOOK BOOK BOWK BOWK BOWK BAWK!”

[tusharpal]

This little corner of the internet makes me so happy! So, here's a small token of gratitude from a fellow nerd: you taught me not to forget to be awesome, and I'm so thankful to you! Keep being an inspiration you folks!

[buffienguyen]

“Put them in your brain bucket n shake it around n something falls out”
“every creation is a collaboration with the past”
Hank churning out tattoo-worthy quotes

Also, yes, I agree. I think the pitfall that people often fall into is that they think they have to conjure up this grand new original idea to have it have worth. But like you said, ideas are based on ideas, and it’s helpful to learn to accept and work with that. It’ll be “original” because there’s the “you” element in it, and no one could duplicate that.

[TheWolfboy]

ALL REMAINING LYRICS

Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me /
Her finger and her thumb /
in the shape of an “L” on her forehead

I hit the ground running /
Your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb /
So much to see /
So what’s wrong with taking the back streets? /
if you don’t go

Go play /
Get the show on /
All that glitters is gold /
Break the mold

They say it gets colder /
You’re bundled up now, wait till you get older /
The ice we skate is getting pretty thin /
The water’s getting warm /
how ‘bout yours? /
That’s the way /
I’ll never get bored

Go play /
Get the show on /
All that glitters is gold /
Break the mold

Somebody once asked /
Could I spare some change for gas? /
I said “yep, w̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶a̶ ̶c̶o̶n̶c̶e̶p̶t̶”

I hit the ground running /
Your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb /
So much to see /
So what’s wrong with taking the back streets? /
If you don’t go

Go play /
Get the show on /
All that glitters is gold /
Break the mold

Break the mold

[laineylarsen]

"Every creation is a collaboration with the past." This really helped me conceptualize how to work towards my goals. It's about utilizing what Past Me has learned and taking steps /now/ to prepare for where I want Future Me to be. I am collaborating with three people, even if it's just me.

[aidangardiner]

"put them in your brain bucket and shake them around"

[avoisin]

"If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe." - Carl Sagan

[poisontango]

"Every creation is a collaboration with the past." As a history teacher and aspiring author, I really love this way of succinctly and poetically phrasing a complicated idea. Loving the book so far, and I would love more commentaries like this video on ideas in the book. Thank you!

[emmaruberg]

I was watching one of your TikToks when I got this notification. Had to stop watching Hank to come watch Hank 😂

[Sam-hice]

Everyone go check out "we wanna read A beutifully foolish endeavor" a parody of Accio Deathly Hallows that was made just before the book came out and doesn't have spoilers

[untappedinkwell]

I could use a little fuel myself. Thank you Hank, for sharing this lovely perspective.
Hey now, nerdfighteria! How's the self care? Are you doing okay? Hydrate, grab some snacks, maybe stretch and play--kindness turns into gold, take your meds, adventure's foretold.

[JTB]

"What a concept!!" really is just the most *Hank* phrase

[bharatijkrishnan]

As a student of Economics (gosh can't say that without laughing), development of ideas—at a macro level—also depends on whether you have the suitable institutions (property rights etc) and incentives (yk society applauding and not killing you for having a new idea) for allowing ideas to crop up

[ShieldAre]

I highly recommend the "Everything is a Remix" series. You can find it on Youtube. It suggests that virtually all creativity goes like this: Copy, Transform, Combine.

The series discussed it at length, but basically: New ideas come from reusing old ideas, creating new ones with small mutations from old ones, and/or from combining existing ideas. Very rarely if ever does anyone come up with an entirely original idea just like that.

[gephc]

And like a wise man once said, "Butt is legs."

[yuvalne]

"Every idea is a collaboration with the past."
I am in love with that sentence.

[Anna-zrpz]

That character's problem-solving process was one of my absolute favorite part of the book. WHICH I LOVED.