Chuck Close on Creativity, Work Ethic, and Problem-Solving vs. Problem-Creating

There were better artists, and better engineers, but he certainly had a fertile imagination, and who knows, maybe freedom of schedule was part of that.

Re: Chuck Close on Creativity, Work Ethic, and Problem-Solving vs. Problem-Creating

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Post by chrisguitarguy » Wed, Jan 02, 2013, 1:53 PM UTC

"Show up and get to work" is a large part of Steven Pressfield's The War of Art [0] as well.

0. http://www.stevenpressfield.com/the-war-of-art/

Re: Chuck Close on Creativity, Work Ethic, and Problem-Solving vs. Problem-Creating

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Post by pknight » Wed, Jan 02, 2013, 1:53 PM UTC

slurgfest wrote: post #4

shuaib wrote: post #2

Leonardo da Vinci was a chronic procrastinator. Ironic?

There were better artists, and better engineers, but he certainly had a fertile imagination, and who knows, maybe freedom of schedule was part of that.

who were better artists, engineers during his time?

Re: Chuck Close on Creativity, Work Ethic, and Problem-Solving vs. Problem-Creating

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Post by jongold » Wed, Jan 02, 2013, 2:09 PM UTC

chrisguitarguy wrote: post #5

"Show up and get to work" is a large part of Steven Pressfield's The War of Art [0] as well. 0. http://www.stevenpressfield.com/the-war-of-art/

+1 for Steven Pressfield.

I read Turning Pro first after this excerpt on 99u and loved it; The War of Art was cool too but kind of cringey & self-helpy in places.

http://99u.com/articles/7192/Are-You-Trapped-in-a-Shadow-Car...

Re: Chuck Close on Creativity, Work Ethic, and Problem-Solving vs. Problem-Creating

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Post by vijayr » Wed, Jan 02, 2013, 2:11 PM UTC

Maria Popova's blog is awesome. Somehow, she always finds those little known (or unknown) books, quotes etc

Re: Chuck Close on Creativity, Work Ethic, and Problem-Solving vs. Problem-Creating

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Post by delambo » Wed, Jan 02, 2013, 2:24 PM UTC

(This sounds ranty, but...)

I'm one of the odd developers that doesn't obsess over tools. I worked with four different editors, last year - vico, vim, sublime, and eclipse - and I can't say that I'm attached to any of them. I don't complain when I can't use my favorite vim or sublime shortcuts (I don't even know a lot), and it doesn't phase me when I have to hack some code on my 13" MBP instead of my 24" monitor at work. Contrary to what most think, a developer that obsesses over their tools doesn't necessarily make them a good developer.

"Show up and get to work."

Re: Chuck Close on Creativity, Work Ethic, and Problem-Solving vs. Problem-Creating

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Post by slurgfest » Wed, Jan 02, 2013, 2:43 PM UTC

pknight wrote: post #6

slurgfest wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There were better artists, and better engineers, but he certainly had a fertile imagination, and who knows, maybe freedom of schedule was part of that.

who were better artists, engineers during his time?

I don't see the purpose and don't have the time to have a long, detailed argument about this, particularly when you have begun by putting the words "during his time" in my mouth. The supremacy of Leonardo is contentious and shouldn't be taken as dogma.

If you want to become an excellent engineer or artist then you will probably be better served by getting educated, and logging many hours in progressively more difficult jobs, than procrastinating and dithering.

Anyway, most people don't have the luxury, and will only get anything interesting done if they put in serious focused effort.