On “bad taste”

the most common and familiar,

if we could see them in their true light,

would turn out to be the grandest miracles

Says Michel De Montaigne on page 81 of Austin Kleon”s “Show Your Work”

There's a brilliant Chinese Band almost every Chinese love but few in the bougeois backgrounds would admit are their fans.

My brain is on steroids when I hear their music. They always make me feel hyper and grateful when I hear their music.

In short, I believe the Phenix Legend is the most influential East Asian music creator in modern history. I love them.

Kleon encourages us to be truthful about our likes

I agree

and I like to add to the point that weaknesses are beautiful assets.

How we show weakness is a skill in itself. How we make weakness into roses and lemonade is another beautiful tangent, one that you can enjoy in the books of Carnegie, the Carnegie! (The How to Win Friends Carnegie and the How to Stop worring Carngie).

Ugliness and Beauty are such fluid concepts. I always love to find beauty in places where some deem mundane. Having the ability to see life through new lenses, to challenge our own predilections and programming, is everything.

I remember a high profile South Korean official answered me this way after I sent him one of the hardest questions in the universe.

Sometimes you have to stand on your own.