The pressure upon left-handed people is that they’re supposed to have a natural-born tendency to be creative, artsy, and have a flair for all those things of which those who favor using the opposite hand do not. We lefties, it’s presumed, should have it easier at a) singing, b) acting or c) speaking another language. Not one to shy away from trying something, I gave them all a go. My only solo came when I was four years old and Mom said I’d been “chosen by our church’s Mother-Daughter Banquet committee” to sing a song. I chose to serenade the women,…
Read MoreJohn Cleese, Creativity & Light bulbs
Curious as to why some people are creative? “It’s not about the talent; it’s a way of operating,” said John Cleese in his 1991 speech given on creativity to Video Arts, a UK-based e-learning company. If you haven’t seen it, it’s worth your time, not only for what Cleese says about how creative types operate but also how he cleverly and seamlessly tells you about how many you-name-its that it takes to change a light bulb. My favorite: Q. How many psychiatrists does it take to change a light bulb? A. Only one, but the bulb has got to really WANT to…
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