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On doing things badly
I really struggle with allowing myself to do things badly. I don’t know if this older child syndrome, or a product of emotionally immature parenting, or if it’s just a stew of infractions on the part of my parents, teachers and community, but my Inner Critic wins out more often than not when it comes […]
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On magical thinking
Designer Milton Glaser taught a summer class at the School of Visual Arts geared towards people mid-career would need a kick in the pants: motivation, inspiration, a reboot, whatever. On the second to last day of the class, he asked his students to write an essay about what they wanted their life to look like […]