Comments on: Dealing with Burnout: The Artist’s Date and the I Ching http://www.annezelenka.com/2007/08/dealing-with-burnout-the-artists-date-and-the-i-ching a blog about the connected age Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:02:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Geni Whitehouse http://www.annezelenka.com/2007/08/dealing-with-burnout-the-artists-date-and-the-i-ching#comment-1397 Geni Whitehouse Sun, 12 Aug 2007 23:10:55 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/2007/08/dealing-with-burnout-the-artists-date-and-the-i-ching#comment-1397 Anne, You need to know Betsy Burroughs of www.futurecatalyst.com. Her soon-to-be-published book helps people like us come up with new ways to solve problems and get motivated. She also offers a number of workshops that help you change your environment to find the new ideas within. But I am a numbers person and also love the I Ching because of its numbers based approach. And isn't throwing pennies a blast? I think it also has something to do with our love for binary systems since we reside in Silicon Valley. Anne,

You need to know Betsy Burroughs of http://www.futurecatalyst.com. Her soon-to-be-published book helps people like us come up with new ways to solve problems and get motivated. She also offers a number of workshops that help you change your environment to find the new ideas within.

But I am a numbers person and also love the I Ching because of its numbers based approach. And isn’t throwing pennies a blast? I think it also has something to do with our love for binary systems since we reside in Silicon Valley.

]]> By: 2020 Hindsight » The burned out writer http://www.annezelenka.com/2007/08/dealing-with-burnout-the-artists-date-and-the-i-ching#comment-1396 2020 Hindsight » The burned out writer Sun, 12 Aug 2007 22:58:10 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/2007/08/dealing-with-burnout-the-artists-date-and-the-i-ching#comment-1396 [...] Looks like a theme for today is writing. Just saw this from Anne Truitt Zelenka: Dealing with Burnout: The artist’s date and the I Ching. [...] […] Looks like a theme for today is writing. Just saw this from Anne Truitt Zelenka: Dealing with Burnout: The artist’s date and the I Ching. […]

]]> By: Earl http://www.annezelenka.com/2007/08/dealing-with-burnout-the-artists-date-and-the-i-ching#comment-1384 Earl Sat, 11 Aug 2007 03:14:19 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/2007/08/dealing-with-burnout-the-artists-date-and-the-i-ching#comment-1384 This brings to mind that when I programmed for a living, I would sometimes reach an impasse on a particularly difficult problem. Through experience I learned that the best thing I could do was to distract my conscious mind with activities that could loosely be called an "artist break." In reality it was more likely just goofing off. In most every case the answers came once I quit looking so hard. Nice article, Anne. This brings to mind that when I programmed for a living, I would sometimes reach an impasse on a particularly difficult problem. Through experience I learned that the best thing I could do was to distract my conscious mind with activities that could loosely be called an “artist break.” In reality it was more likely just goofing off.

In most every case the answers came once I quit looking so hard.

Nice article, Anne.

]]> By: Scott Mark http://www.annezelenka.com/2007/08/dealing-with-burnout-the-artists-date-and-the-i-ching#comment-1379 Scott Mark Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:43:13 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/2007/08/dealing-with-burnout-the-artists-date-and-the-i-ching#comment-1379 You seriously need to read Writing Down the Bones - it speaks to these blocks, and she has some interesting ideas for freeing up writing. You seriously need to read Writing Down the Bones - it speaks to these blocks, and she has some interesting ideas for freeing up writing.

]]> By: Rick http://www.annezelenka.com/2007/08/dealing-with-burnout-the-artists-date-and-the-i-ching#comment-1372 Rick Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:36:40 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/2007/08/dealing-with-burnout-the-artists-date-and-the-i-ching#comment-1372 YES -- I resonate especially with a couple points here. First, the bit about the "artist's break", or as I still harbor pride over my engineering credentials, the "geek break". That means combing my beloved aerospace trade magazine 'Aviation Week and Space Technology". Second, the reference to "...introduce an element of chance and serendipity into your work." Sounds like a direct reflection of what life and career throw at oneself, and my response of (with credit to my wife) "who knows if it's good or bad" but give it a whirl. YES — I resonate especially with a couple points here. First, the bit about the “artist’s break”, or as I still harbor pride over my engineering credentials, the “geek break”. That means combing my beloved aerospace trade magazine ‘Aviation Week and Space Technology”. Second, the reference to “…introduce an element of chance and serendipity into your work.” Sounds like a direct reflection of what life and career throw at oneself, and my response of (with credit to my wife) “who knows if it’s good or bad” but give it a whirl.

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