"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go..." Dr. Seuss
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Friday, March 25, 2011
Quote #4: not so certain about anything...
This week's quote was hard. Hard to design anyway... I find design to be the most rational chaotic thing I know (aside from a few of my friends). And the more I sat and thought about it, the harder it was to find a "fine line" or that happy medium we all yearn for. A few days ago I was walking on the busy streets of NYC and right there on a shop window it hit me. I don't have to be very sure of anything because what control do we have other than to make the small decision to actually live. It's also not to say we can run away from absolute certainty but there should be at least a glimmer of romanticized decision in life... and that's my thought for this week.
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Friday, March 18, 2011
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Quote #3: Dolce far niente
I was recently doing something that involved a timer and realized my attention span is about 9 seconds long. And its not that I am not a productive person... on the contrary, its just that about every 9 seconds I switch gears. With that being said, I found this week's quote to be a quite a challenge. a whole sixty seconds... So then in anger management why do they only have you count backward from 10? So I challenged myself to do ABSOLUTELY nothing for 60 seconds every day. Now this may sound ridiculous but it I'm talking NOTHING. Blank mind. Quiet. No music. No computer. NOTHING.
I guess in a sense its basically meditation. At first it was hard...then I became anxious so it got harder. Then slowly it got a little fuzzy... I'm assuming if I continue on like this I might actually consider 120 seconds. Why is it that we feel that we need to be in a constant state of action - or thrive on it? I was talking to a dear friend this week about the Italian concept of dolce far niente - the sweetness of doing nothing. Why don't we as Americans have such a thing? Z and I set up this project to challenge ourselves into eventual and unexpected design, so... this is my challenge... this week and forever.
I guess in a sense its basically meditation. At first it was hard...then I became anxious so it got harder. Then slowly it got a little fuzzy... I'm assuming if I continue on like this I might actually consider 120 seconds. Why is it that we feel that we need to be in a constant state of action - or thrive on it? I was talking to a dear friend this week about the Italian concept of dolce far niente - the sweetness of doing nothing. Why don't we as Americans have such a thing? Z and I set up this project to challenge ourselves into eventual and unexpected design, so... this is my challenge... this week and forever.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Quote #3
For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Quote #2: Reep What You Sow
Speak no evil? Gradient of truth? With truth there is no gray area? Or how about if you open your mouth and you will get caught. I turned the fish in on itself to say that if you “open your mouth” when you shouldn’t, all you can do is get YOURSELF caught. The proverbial fish in this instance is the hook. you are your own bait?