>“Be guided by beauty. I really mean that. I think pretty much everything I’ve done has had an aesthetic component—at least to me. Now, you might think, “Building a company that’s trading bonds? What’s so aesthetic about that?” **What’s aesthetic about it is doing it right**. Getting the right kind of people, and approaching the problem, and doing it right. And if you feel that you’re the first one to do it right, that’s a terrific feeling. **It’s a beautiful thing to do something right.**” [[Simons, Jim]], *Mathematics, Common Sense, and Good Luck*, as read in [[Clear, James]]’s [[2024-07-18]] newsletter.