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Judge the Work, Not the Network
Like Sisyphus forever pushing his boulder uphill, James and Pat have been circling around the topic of creative grants and residencies for many months. In this segment, we discuss an insight shared by writer Joe Ponepinto—the creative force behind the Beyond Craft Substack—who suggested that grant committees should judge the work, not the network.
This pithy, six-word mantra set the fevered minds of the Gifted Underachievers into motion and opened up new insights about a more merit-based selection process for grants, residencies, and just about everything else.
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