Creativity & Architecture
Frank Gehry Insightful, sobering, and sometimes amusing recount of how the iconic architect and professor found his niche, despite aptitude challenges, by using using nontraditional methods. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/tavissmiley/interviews/architect-frank-gehry-part-1/ http://www.pbs.org/wnet/tavissmiley/interviews/architect-frank-gehry-part-2/
Potholes in the Creative Process
TV Ads Cause Difficulties for Writers Writer-producer Matthew Weiner and David E. Kelly discuss the insane amount of commercials on TV today, and how it disrupts their ability to produce a show. Curious, I decided to survey the amount of ads jammed into many of the programs that I watch. After checking several cable stations, I was shocked at […]
Chesley Sullenberger
Smooth Sailing Sully Sullenberger knew he wanted to be a pilot from the time he was five years old. He built model airplanes and read everything about aviation that he could get his hands on. By his teens, he was flying. When Sullenberger became an adult pilot, and later experienced cuts in his salary and […]
Moby
Solo Learning Style Musician Moby provided the closing score for the Jason Bourne movie series. His recent explanation of how his personality impacts the way he works is an almost perfect illustration of why some people are suited to solitary work. About twenty-five percent of the population prefers to work alone, according to aptitude experts. […]