I cannot remember where who said this quote or even where I first saw it. But it goes.
“Quiet people have the noisiest minds”.
I seem to never to be able to throw switch off on the “Input Mode” I always seem to be in. It is an ongoing process of Some Assembly Required. It is many times for every question that seems to be answered there then seems to be at least three more questions. It is trying to put various items together that makes a post. Hopefully, they come together. But if they do not come together, please post a comment. A better understanding and clarity can only happen with some sense of active engagement.
I am not sure what the “Universal Force” actually is. But I know it is at work. Even if I cannot define it in specific terms.
A few weeks ago, Harold Ramis passed away. He was an actor/writer/director behind such classics as Animal House, Meatballs, Caddyshack, Stripes and Ghostbusters. I do not one guy who cannot quote a line from at least one if not all of those films. But I am going to focus on one scene in particular from Caddyshack.
Here is some behind-the-scenes information about this scene. It came from the Extras on the DVD. Bill Murray and Chevy Chase were the biggest stars in this film. But there was no scene of them together in the original script. The people who were financing the film wanted them together. The other problem was these two stars hate each other dating back to a feud they had at Saturday Night Live. They all had to come together and improvise the scene. “Play Around” with it. Create something without knowing the “end product”. Experiment. Forget what Nancy Reagan said about it.
It made me think of the process of collaboration. It is a process that is an ongoing struggle for me. It is not easy process of getting together with people who are willing to have an honest “give and take”. I just know you cannot force it to happen. It has to occur naturally in order to have the best chances for it working out.
The story of the scene illustrates some keep factors. People have to putting differences aside. Win/Lose is not the best way to operate. If you have good source material then you can come up with a new prospective. You maybe be able to “demand” what the final product is. Let the participants “play” with ideas to find what is and what is not “working”. Rigid guidelines do not always (if ever) get a creative result.
I then get to idea “Playing”
As I was watching various Harold Ramis clips. This article was posted in one of my feeds.
http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2014/02/19/anxiety-attacks/
I have to say it struck a loud note for me.
I also got a copy of Charlie Hoehn’s book.
It gave me some different activities to experiment with.
Things to do just for fun again.
I do not like talking anymore about ideas I working with when it comes to writing pieces. Writer’s Block can be frustrating. But “playing” with ideas on a piece of paper is kind of fun to “play” with.
At my age, I catch shit if I use the word “play” in regards to what I am doing.
It goes like this. More often than not.
ME: I have been playing with this idea.
OTHER PERSON: You cannot be playing! You need to focus! Lock it down! Plus if you cannot guarantee the results of this “play time” then you are just wasting time!
NOTE: That type response I refer to as “Hyper-criticism” and it does absolutely nothing to help.
I have learned for the most part to avoid this type of conversation. As stated in the article “Eliminate the Vampires” from your life when at all possible.
I also have to admit it was fun to take a break and assemble a Lego set.
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