Comments on: A textbook case of discovery https://www.isegoria.net/2026/05/a-textbook-case-of-discovery/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Tue, 12 May 2026 23:05:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/2026/05/a-textbook-case-of-discovery/comment-page-1/#comment-3762378 Isegoria Fri, 08 May 2026 17:45:17 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=54290#comment-3762378 That’s exactly the kind of thing he’s talking about, Phileas.

I don’t want to share too many lengthy excerpts from a brand new book, but I’m happy to pique everyone’s interest.

]]> By: Phileas Frogg https://www.isegoria.net/2026/05/a-textbook-case-of-discovery/comment-page-1/#comment-3762377 Phileas Frogg Fri, 08 May 2026 15:49:35 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=54290#comment-3762377 Looking forward to reading more excerpts, I thoroughly enjoyed, “The Sports Gene,” so much so that I went and bought a copy a few years ago. I expect some similarly provocative and interesting fodder from this one.

On the topic of the book, whenever I was struggling to write a drum part for the band I played for in college, I would begin systematically taking pieces of my kit away until I developed something that worked, and then slowly add pieces back in. Limiting myself forced my approach to be more creative within the narrow constraints, whereas I found myself leaning on the same old, “crutches,” when I tried writing with my full kit for too long. Neil Peart and Geddy Lee of Rush did something similar when they wrote, “Malignant Narcissism,” off of the 2007, “Snakes and Arrows,” album, and the result was phenomenal, and a-typical, for a Rush composition:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeUWJbs9Q5E

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