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Leonardo da Vinci called this “componimento inculto,” which biographer Walter Isaacson describes as “an uncultivated composition that helps work out ideas through an intuitive process.” Basically, thinking by sketching.
The first two chapters will enable us to get back in touch with our inner artists by finding the energy, and inspiration, to make a vast quantity of acceptable work. Then, we’ll keep working but begin to focus on defining and developing the quality of our work. In the final two chapters, we’ll take steps to share our work and learn from others.