Wabi Sabi: A short film by Cristóbal Vila
/Wabi Sabi:
• In traditional Japanese aesthetics, Wabi-sabi (侘寂) is a world view centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection.
• A short film by Cristóbal Vila
What Can Musicians Teach Us about Imagination?
/Scientific American Beautiful Minds blog:
What is the nature of music? What is imagination in music? What's the role of intuition in music? What motivates musicians? What makes a great musical performance? What creates transcendence in music? What is the role of the audience? What are some recommended approaches for increasing creativity in music teachers and music students? These are some of the fascinating questions that we discussed at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. The participants included: Paul Bryan, Dean of Faculty and Students at the Curtis Institute; conductor; trombonist Dan Lerner, Faculty at New York University Gloria dePasquale, Cellist in the Philadelphia Orchestra Yumi Kendall, Cellist in the Philadelphia Orchestra Georgia Shreve, Composer and writer Gene Scheer, Opera librettist Ashley Robillard, Opera Student at Curtis Institute Elizabeth Hyde, Research Specialist for the Imagination Institute Scott Barry Kaufman, Scientific Director of the Imagination Institute Martin Seligman, Executive Director of the Imagination Institute, Director of the Positive Psychology Center, and Zellerbach Family Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania.
Seth Godin on Innovation
/Innovation is essential, but innovation isn't lazy. It takes insight and patience and experience to bring a new solution to an old problem.Impatience is not a strategy.
Experience isn't free, but it's valuable.
And history doesn't repeat itself, but it rhymes.
Jocelyn K Glei: How to be productive in a meaningful way in a world of distraction
/"We’ve gotten very good at making time for busywork and very bad at making time for our best work. In this recent talk, I outline why we’re so addicted to “fake productivity” — those small, mindless tasks that feel productive but actually get us nowhere — and how we can shift our attention back to the work that matters."
The Fascinating Sonic Illusion That Makes Christopher Nolan's Movies So Tense
/Why Christopher Nolan is obsessed with Shepard tones.