Wow, this newsletter really inspired me. The only way to add something of value to the world is to dare to be creative. Framing creativity as a moral imperative really helps me to summon the courage needed for it :)
Yup, I'm not going to be a cog in the machine anymore!
This reminds me of when I saw Christo speak in Ann Arbor in October 2017. After his talk, a student asked, "Why do you work at such a large scale?" Christo: "Because the work is totally useless."
I loved this newsletter so much! This particular issue rekindled my flagging sense of art as being important enough to keep on painting, come what may. Thanks, Rob! I'm keeping this one in my "important emails to keep and reread" folder ;)
Wow, this newsletter really inspired me. The only way to add something of value to the world is to dare to be creative. Framing creativity as a moral imperative really helps me to summon the courage needed for it :)
Yup, I'm not going to be a cog in the machine anymore!
This reminds me of when I saw Christo speak in Ann Arbor in October 2017. After his talk, a student asked, "Why do you work at such a large scale?" Christo: "Because the work is totally useless."
I loved this newsletter so much! This particular issue rekindled my flagging sense of art as being important enough to keep on painting, come what may. Thanks, Rob! I'm keeping this one in my "important emails to keep and reread" folder ;)
"Tell a lie and a true thing about yourself. Let others guess which is which."
This is a very old TV show concept.
Someone tells 2 stories and others have to guess which one is true.
I've seen many shows like that when I was a child (in Europe).
Well, first of all I should tell you, I know little to nothing about poetry, and I wouldn't know Ethan Hawke if I tripped over him.
That being said, seeing the argument is "useless can be valuable" maybe this post will be pure genius (though knowing me, I wouldn't count on it).
Isn't poetry about rhyme and rhythm?
Like in the alphabet song little kids in the U.S. sing to learn their letters, so they can read and write?
Now I said my ABC's!
(And you question the use of poetry?)
What about learning the musical notes?
(A doe, a deer, a female deer, Ray a drop of golden sun, etc.)
Learning songs?
"It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring.."
Note to Rob: I saw your book in my local bookstore! It was right next to a book on Mindfulness, and 3 shelves above a book entitled Kama Sutra!
Interesting neighbors your book has!