boredom and waiting and making room

Posted on July 22, 2010 by

boredom and waiting and luck and making room. methods to think about while on summer vacation.

“Boredom is the origin of any good idea…I like to wait…Painting is not so much about decision but about acceptance…I’m slow…You have to make room…The deepest human desire is one for a narrative…”

Francesco Clemente discussing creative process with Charlie Rose.


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3 Responses to boredom and waiting and making room

  1. Merle says:
    September 5, 2010 at 4:05 pm

    For an interesting take on how being bored matters see:

    Anderson, B. 2004. Time-stilled space-slowed: how boredom matters. Geoforum 35(6): 739-754.

    Merle

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