On Mar 23, 2013, at 2:38 PM, "StephenB" <[email protected]> wrote:
> In some ways writing is a bit like programming – for a piece of software, > database, website etc. > > You write chunks of code. The good bits get put into a library for reuse, but > even then they can outstay their welcome and are culled – sometimes > ruthlessly. > > Enjoyment is seeing something work as planned. Being somewhat obsessive about > getting it right, and having a professionalism to produce your best is one > thing. Getting emotionally attached is another. > > Find yourself doing that and your work – life balance is a bit skew-whiff as > they say over here. Time to step away from the keyboard... > > ...I don’t spend 30yrs writing code for the same project, though it feels > like it sometimes! > > S > There's creativity in a lot of places people don't expect it. At the upper end of mathematics it's very creative. A really good industrial planner has to be creative. Lots of managers are bad because they lack creativity. It's only in the arts where the results are clearly tied to creativity. Or lack thereof. Best, R.E.F. ---- www.crydee.com Never attribute to malice what can satisfactorily be explained away by stupidity.
