NotitiesGreenlights
Matthew McConaughey
"Greenlights" van Matthew McConaughey verkent de balans tussen verwachtingen en hoop, en benadrukt het belang van structuur en discipline voor creativiteit. Het boek bevat reflecties over het leven, het nemen van risico's en de noodzaak om eerst vaardigheden te leren voordat je vrijuit kunt creëren. Het stelt dat zonder grenzen en verantwoordelijkheid er chaos ontstaat in plaats van kunst.
A denied expectation hurts more than a denied hope, while a fulfilled hope makes us happier than a fulfilled expectation. Hope's got a higher return on happiness and less debit on denial, it's just not as measurable.
TO LOSE THE POWER OF CONFRONTATION IS TO LOSE THE POWER OF UNITY
Create structure so you can have freedom. Create your weather so you can blow in the wind. Map your direction so you can swerve in the lanes. Clean up so you can get dirty. Choreograph, then dance. Learn to read and write before you start making up words. Check if the pool has water in it before you dive in. Learn to sail before you fly. Initiation before inaugurations Earn your Saturdays. We need discipline, guidelines, context, and responsibility early in any new endeavor. It's the time to sacrifice. To learn, to observe, to take heed. If and when we get knowledge of the space, the craft, the people, and the plan, then we can let our freak flag fly, and create. Creativity needs borders. Individuality needs resistance. The earth needs gravity. Without them there is no form. No art. Only chaos.