tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post5744579815587445102..comments2023-06-11T02:19:27.429-07:00Comments on Academic Cog: Go make something!Sisyphushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09880634753539329199noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-91664092538296833152011-04-14T18:38:03.900-07:002011-04-14T18:38:03.900-07:00I feel like this every time I watch the Oscars. W...I feel like this every time I watch the Oscars. Why am I not creating stories that are turned into film that are told? <br /><br />Then I start thinking the same kinds of things...why do I spend so much time working on the opposite of creative stuff when the creative stuff is what fuels my fire? <br /><br />Hugs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-28498372781129022582011-04-13T12:32:53.315-07:002011-04-13T12:32:53.315-07:00I hope that a significant part of what we create i...I hope that a significant part of what we create is meaningful to us, and yet speaks to a larger audience. My art is something I have lost many times in the Tackett progress of my life experience, in the teChing, working in an office, keeping up with the house, the weeds, the reading... The work of my life all too often Has pushed aside my creative stuff. Like you, I'd like it to be Art, but too often that capital A has deterred me, intimidated me. And those are hours, days, weeks, years that are forever lost. With tenure and a measure of job security (if not financial) I have allowed myself to play, create, be. Don't be like me and let those hours drift into years before you allow yourself to experiment with your own talents and drives. Just go play.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10849272391043604637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-55704051743214614222011-04-12T22:02:06.021-07:002011-04-12T22:02:06.021-07:00I can't think of anything insightful to say. B...I can't think of anything insightful to say. But I will say thanks for posting this. The video itself and your post following it. Opens up a lot of conversations in my head.Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625377988852170518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-83482100420186621052011-04-12T17:19:41.147-07:002011-04-12T17:19:41.147-07:00One value of tenure is that it does allow for some...One value of tenure is that it does allow for some creativity and risk-taking, though it could be argued that it's a shame we need that kind of professional protection to get off the treadmill. And, as you point out, that's not a protection available to a large fraction of the workforce.Rohan Maitzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12111722115617352412noreply@blogger.com