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Mostly, they stayed out of his way, as he tended to view any performing magician as a rival.
Teller Jim Steinmeyer • Hiding the Elephant: How Magicians Invented the Impossible and Learned to Disappear
So visual dharma is based on having these three foundations: a nonindividualistic sense of humor, a sense of all-pervasive space, and an appreciation of the play of phenomena.
Chogyam Trungpa • True Perception: The Path of Dharma Art
Ivy learned this technique working with John Beaulieu, a pioneer in the use of sound therapy for mental health.
Ivy Ross • Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us
Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre. (The founders of Palantir, a company I mentioned in Chapter 2, ask all employees to read Impro before starting their jobs.)
Daniel H Pink • To Sell Is Human
I, in character, started writing some imaginary blog entries for Dwight. I showed them to the producers and they called NBC, who started running them on their website. I believe I was the very first actor to write a blog as his character. It was a lot of fun, and writing as him helped me understand Dwight’s voice.
Rainn Wilson • The Bassoon King: Art, Idiocy, and Other Sordid Tales from the Band Room
Yes, And: How Improvisation Reverses "No, But" Thinking and Improves Creativity and Collaboration--Lessons from The Second City
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Deliberate Practice
Jason Shen • 3 cards
firm base in reality, a player with an absurd behavior, and a player frustrated by the absurd behavior. Let’s look at each of these.