Tag: David Sedaris
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The Distraction Quandary
Tom Sachs, a New York-based sculptor, gave a interesting TED talk on creativity and standards. In it, he said: “Authenticity also demands endurance. Do it for a long time – whatever it is. Two years, it’s just an interest. Do something for five years, and it’s a hobby. Do something for 20 years, and you…
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Coffee trip (short?)
Every Sunday for the past several months, my sister Theresa has driven an hour and a half to the café she used to work at in Madison, WI, and works the day – in what would normally be the job for three separate baristas. It’s a sweet little coffee shop, connected to a bicycle company…
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Stop talking small
Yesterday, I finished Malcolm Gladwell’s wonderfully enjoyable MasterClass. Today, I started David Sedaris‘ MasterClass. I hadn’t read any of Sedaris’ work until starting the first volume of his published diaries, Theft by Finding, last week. One of the things he talks about in the first section of his class is the abolishment of small talk…