For one year– from Spring 2010 to Spring 2011, I turned my growing family into a laboratory. My purpose– to set each of us on a Creative path of our own. We began in the grand central space we call The Music Room. Our old piano is here and our shelves are stuffed with great [...]
Filed under: Lessons from The Music Room, What I've Learned | Tagged: Complexity, Creativity, creativity is a struggle, I contain multitudes, Lessons Learned, Living the creative life | 2 Comments »
This morning before breakfast, I walked up the hill behind my house with my 11 yr. old to check out her new make-shift ant lab. She walked with notebook and pencil in hand, ahead of me. Still, she turned often to wait while I coaxed the toddler with us to keep the pace. I recognized [...]
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How do you live the creative life? I’ve gleaned tips from some of my favorite Creators. For five days I’m writing about these insightful suggestions. Today is technically Day 6– but I couldn’t help adding one more day of tips. Yesterday I wrote about Eleanor Roosevelt’s advice. James D. Watson, co-discoverer of the double helix structure of DNA, [...]
Filed under: Advice, Living the Creative Life, The Scientist | Tagged: A life in science, Avoid Boring People, Creativity, Creativity advice, Energy, James D. Watson, Living the creative life, Scientists | 5 Comments »
How do you live the creative life? I’ve gleaned tips from some of my favorite Creators. For five days I’m writing about these insightful suggestions. Yesterday I wrote about David Bohm’s Advice on Being Original. If money were no object and someone offered to build an institution in your name, what would it be? A [...]
Filed under: advice and expectations, Biology, Integration, The Scientist | Tagged: Creativity, creativity and sleep, integration of intellect and intuition, intuition, jonas salk, salk institute, survival of the wisest | 5 Comments »
How do you live the creative life? I’ve gleaned tips from some of my favorite Creators. For five days I’m writing about these insightful suggestions. Yesterday I wrote about Vitruvius’ Tips for Architects. The philosopher John Locke tells parents to answer every question a child asks, respecting her intellect; that is, truthfully and patiently. What if [...]
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When my sister travels she straps on a fanny-pack for her money, some hand-sanitizer and tinted lip gloss. Last summer, she went to Rome with her family– fanny pack included as usual. She’s got eyes to die for and a classy wardrobe in general, but with her sneakers, khakis and fanny pack she personified the average american tourist in [...]
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For five days I’m writing about the most interesting methods people have used throughout history to raise brilliant children of all types. Yesterday I wrote A Mad Poet and a Sane Mathematician. Part I: Around this time– a year ago, I longed to walk outside with my toddler or stand by the pond with my [...]
Filed under: Childhood, Complexity, Constraints, Creative Families, Parents, Philosophers, The Child, The Scientist, What Hasn't Worked for Me | Tagged: Amy Chua, Creativity, Creativity in hard times, Emile, Jean Jacques Rousseau | Leave a Comment »
For five days I’m writing about the most interesting methods people have used throughout history to raise brilliant children of all types. Yesterday I wrote Poor Baby? Nope. Strong Baby. Sirena Huang started violin lessons at age 4 and made her professional solo debut at 9 with the Taiwan Symphony Orchestra. I watched her play on [...]
Filed under: Childhood, Creative Families, Expectations, Music, Passion, The Child | Tagged: Amy Chua, beethoven, Creativity, creativity and music, involved parents, mozart, parents, sirena huang, suzuki method | 3 Comments »
For five days I’m writing about the most interesting methods people have used throughout history to raise brilliant children of all types. Yesterday I wrote the intro. to this series: Baby, Who Cares If It’s Cold Outside! Amy Chua, the author of the controversial new book The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother is the unabashed, [...]
Filed under: Parents, Philosophers, The Child | Tagged: Amy Chua, Brilliant Children, Creative Environments, Creativity, Michel de Montaigne's Childhood, Parents of Highly Creative People, Pierre Eyquim, sarah bakewell, the battle hymn of the tiger mother | 2 Comments »
This morning, while the baby took a nap in her stroller, my two-year-old and I opened our little beach pop-up tent to full size in the Music Room. She ran to the game closet in the hall and brought back a small container of play-dough, entered the tent and zippered the entrance shut. I sat [...]
Filed under: Art Concepts, Childhood, Making Time, The Child, Time Alone | Tagged: Alison Gopnik, Creativity, Creativity in Adults, Creativity in Children, Energy for Creativity, Julia Cameron, Open-ended play, Play and Work | 1 Comment »
