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?
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Chuck Close on Creativity, Work Ethic, and Problem-Solving vs. Problem-Creating
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Re: Chuck Close on Creativity, Work Ethic, and Problem-Solving vs. Problem-Creating
#12"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/
Ugh, I tried reading that a few years ago. Its pretty much a schlocky self-help book with large doses of new age religion in it. I guess whatever works for Steven Pressfield, but that doesn't work for me.
This website has everything that book has, and more, without the awkward self-help spiritualism that's so popular:
http://gapingvoid.com/2004/07/25/how-to-be-creative/
Also, if you're "busy" reading /r/getmotivated and books like these you're not actually doing work. You're reading about doing work. These advice guides are traps and time wasters in themselves. Good in small doses, but after a point, they're just as bad as watching TV.
Re: Chuck Close on Creativity, Work Ethic, and Problem-Solving vs. Problem-Creating
#13If I learned anything from NaNoWriMo and from Stephen King's "On Writing", the labor counts much more than creativity.
My 400,000 words of novel-writing (and counting) might only contain a few gems, but it contains far more than the empty page of someone still waiting for inspiration to strike.
Sitting down and pounding out whatever you can for an hour or two a day will make you a successful writer faster than anything other than actually writing.
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#14(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 w…
Agreed. I've knocked out hundreds of thousands of words of novel on my netbook in vim. Having only low-end hardware actually helped me focus.
Re: Chuck Close on Creativity, Work Ethic, and Problem-Solving vs. Problem-Creating
#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
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 difficu…
I know about Michelangelo and Raphael - both painters, but those three are considered to be in the same tier. I don't know any engineers that were considered better in his day. Da Vinci is obviously famous in the history books so it would be interesting to know more about his peers, especially if they surpass him in certain domains.
Re: Chuck Close on Creativity, Work Ethic, and Problem-Solving vs. Problem-Creating
#16Leonardo da Vinci was a chronic procrastinator. Ironic?
He was notorious for not finishing projects, or finishing them late; but that's not the same as procrastinating by browsing reddit all day, he got a hell of a lot done.
Re: Chuck Close on Creativity, Work Ethic, and Problem-Solving vs. Problem-Creating
#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
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 difficu…
So basically you are being called out and finding no way to defend your statement now you are acting all high and mighty.
Re: Chuck Close on Creativity, Work Ethic, and Problem-Solving vs. Problem-Creating
#18Nick Cave's said very similar things about inspiration/creativity as well...
Re: Chuck Close on Creativity, Work Ethic, and Problem-Solving vs. Problem-Creating
#19(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 w…
Agreed. I've knocked out hundreds of thousands of words of novel on my netbook in vim. Having only low-end hardware actually helped me focus.
I'm actually in the market for a typewriter right now, for exactly that reason. I'm setting up a room in my new house with nothing but a desk for a typewriter, a chair, and a sound system.
Re: Chuck Close on Creativity, Work Ethic, and Problem-Solving vs. Problem-Creating
#20Earlier 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?
when Leonardo was young he sketched Brunelleschi's machines for lifting a bronze bell to the peak of the cathedral dome he also built: