The truth, of course, is that creativity is a by-product of mastery of the sort that is cultivated by long practice. It seems to be built up through submission (think of a musician practicing scales, or Einstein learning tensor algebra). Identifying creativity with freedom harmonizes quite well with the culture of the new capitalism, in which the imperative of flexibility precludes dwelling in any task long enough to develop real competence. Such competence is the condition not only for genuine creativity but for economic independence such as the tradesman enjoys.
--Matthew B. Crawford, Shop Class as Soul Craft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment