There is a Zen story about working very hard wherein a young student (in some versions, an American,) approaches the master and asks how long it will take him to become a master himself. The master replies, “ten years.” The student emphatically explains that he will work twice as hard as any of the other […]
The following video (via Valerie, via Chris) seems like as good an answer as any to the question of why, in the middle of a high-tech career, I signed up for art school. While this particular piece deals with music, I find it equally applicable to the ongoing question: “why poetry?“ [youtube=http://youtube.com/v/ERbvKrH-GC4 width=”100%”] More Alan
You Were Supposed to Sing Or Dance While the Music Was Being Played Read More »
Steven Pressfield’s The War of Art renders an unvarnished, practical portrait of resistance and self-sabotage in art. He lays it out, no punches pulled. I like that. I respect that. But there’s one place where I think he’s stepped in a bear trap. It’s the title. He talks about how the Marine Corps takes great
