Cole Cuchna dissects the word craft and finds meaning in his work after finding success.
Craft: The process by which intent is transformed into a meaningful existence.
About the speaker
A lifelong Sacramento resident, Cole Cuchna is the creator and host of Dissect, a music analysis podcast that dives deep into contemporary albums. Dissect has been named "Podcast of the Year" by Quartz, and featured by Time, Forbes, Complex, Google, The Atlantic and was named "Best of 2016" by iTunes.
Earlier this year, Cole was hired by Spotify to produce Dissect full time, fulfilling a lifelong goal of making a living doing something he created. On Tuesday this week, Cole launched a brand new season of Dissect and its been awesome to watch the launch gain traction.
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Great works of art tell very specific stories.
We cultivate a more beautiful and meaningful world through craft.
Beautiful is precision and it's decision. It's attention. It's a sustained effort. It's intention, it's ambition, it's followthrough... It's maintenance. It's everything we care about and actively strive to make better in the world.
I realized early on how committed the listeners I did have were — they were extremely loyal. It seemed like the show was really connecting with the people that were listening.
The world gives you nothing until you give it everything.
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