Refine →

Craig Mod: 

Refinement is hard because it requires faith. Faith in the thing you’re refining — that the process of refinement will yield greater value; or faith that there is any value in the thing to begin with. To refine is some parts hubris, other parts humility, all parts vulnerability.

Mod is one of my favorite writing thinkers and this small piece—compared to others he has published—is no exception.