There’s an article in this week’s New Yorker (link) that i found on Caterina.net about the painter Luc Tuymans, who describes how he creates his work: “It’s like I don’t know what I’m doing but I know how to do it.” The article’s author, notes that “uncertain ends, confident means is about as good a general definition of creativity as I know.”
That quote made me thing of the activities around launching a company. You never know what’s going to hit you but you know that you’ll be able to solve it when it comes. It makes me think of one of my favorite quotes:
Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road,
Healthy, free, the world before me,
The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose.Henceforth I ask not good-fortune, I myself am good-fortune,
Henceforth I whimper no more, postpone no more, need nothing,
Done with indoor complaints, libraries, querulous criticisms,
Strong and content I travel the open road
– Walt Whitman
I have found that you must be both excited and confident and if you are, it’s very fulfilling. Just some words to think about over the weekend
Reminds me of last Calvin & Hobbs strip (we all knew creator, Bill Watterson was off to pursue other ventures) … Calvin with his friend Hobbs in a large open snow field, riding toboggan, .. saying “let's go exploring” … Perfect!
Reminds me of last Calvin & Hobbs strip (we all knew creator, Bill Watterson was off to pursue other ventures) … Calvin with his friend Hobbs in a large open snow field, riding toboggan, .. saying “let's go exploring” … Perfect!