A Moment of White Space!
Posted on October 20, 2005
Filed Under Daily Life, Artwork/Design, General
Tags: Health, Life
As part of one of my weekly class lectures in school we had to read the following short article and I found it to be very thought provoking. I figured I would share as I’m sure we all can relate to this with regards to work and our daily lives. This article relates to creativity in design, but there are some good words of wisdom to be taken from this article no matter what your job may entail. It is worth the read I think -
Clare Warmke on “Creativity”
A moment of white space
For many months of last year, a design magazine editor whose office was next to mine was putting in long, tedious hours trying to get her product in the best shape possible. Every night as I left — and she was still pounding away on her keyboard — I’d offer a cheery, “Don’t stay all night, OK?”
The few times I saw her leave after eight hours, she was weighed down by stacks of memos, folders, articles to edit and art to check, all of which she planned to do that night at home. She told me stories of traveling to see her family, but remaining tucked away in an office working while she stayed with them.
It didn’t take long for me to be concerned about her well-being. On our way out of the office one night — her arms loaded with take-home work — I shared with her my favorite quote from Henry David Thoreau:
“The truly efficient laborer will not crowd his day with work.”
“How?” she said, exasperated. “How can that be true?”
She’s right-it’s a lovely thing to say, but what does it really mean?
[Source - DT&G Magazine]
Chris
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