November 2009
7 posts
Work hard regardless
This post has to do with the quote before it. Its not going to be a long one because it is one of the more direct things in life. I believe that it is the most important thing to LOVE WHAT YOU DO AND DO WHAT YOU LOVE. With that said I think that it is an outrageous thought to believe that because you love something it becomes easier or less work. If anything is true it would be the complete...
“I heard some old colloquialism stating ‘If you love what you do for a...”
– DJ Jazzy Jeff’s: Practice ft J Live
The importance of perspective
There can be whole papers written on this subject and I will certainly not try and cover it all in this post. Most likely this will spur a common thread in posts of the future on perspective because I believe it is one of the most important life conversations to have. Without perspective we are lost and as elementary as it sounds it is important that students in the classroom gain a better...
Seven Steps to Success at anything
This research was originally done in 1999 by the National Academy of Sciences when they reviewed all scientific literature of over the previous decade. My teacher brought it in to class and my first thought was “this is something I will have in my classroom”. The list was compiled originally to determine the best methods for training military and civil service employees but once read...
The most holy and his unholy collections
If you ever have a chance to get out to the Vatican in rome I suggest you do. Even without a catholic background it is one of the most culturally enriching places per square mile than anywhere else on earth. Just in the vatican museum alone one can see a quite large collection of egyptian and early roman artifacts, frescoes by Raphael, modern art (including a few Salvador Dali paintings), and most...
Even my conditioning has been conditioned
Last night I sat around the kitchen table with my roommate Joel discussing the art classes we are taking at the Accademia Italiana. We talked about inspiration and what types of things we do in order to get past the barriers when there is a lack of motivation or creativity. Some of these methods include…….
Listening to music that we listened to when we were inspired (to jog the...
“Not every one can become a great artist, but a great artist can come from...”
– Anton Ego from the movie Ratatoulie 