The eternal spark
On nurturing creative impulses following desire paths
The eternal spark
In his book Keep Going , author and artist Austin Kleon juxtaposes this messy, networked approach with organization and neatness. “Creativity is about connections, and connections are not made by siloing everything off into its own space. New ideas are formed by interesting juxtapositions, and interesting juxtapositions happen when things are out
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My father, the late, great Rashmi Thakrar, who passed away too, too soon, believed that “for something to truly succeed, it must have a little poetry at the heart of it.” This idea steers us in perhaps every single one of our endeavours.
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Following the soul’s desire. Poetry is more than just words on a page. It’s the dusky blue of a sky kissing the sun goodnight. It’s the nod of a friend that gives you courage to step on a stage. It’s hugs in an airport. It’s the sound of the sea. And perhaps, most of all, it’s the quiet voice in your chest that whipsers what you want most. And following it - that’s the most poetic thing of all.
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Little things don’t have big signs on them
At sixteen, Mike Nichols’s girlfriend’s parents gave him tickets to a Broadway play that turned out to redirect the course of his life. In college, a chance interaction with a cafeteria busboy led to him attending weekly improv workshops, where he soaked up practices and principles of creativity and
“We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.” -Kurt Vonnegut