tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post4848910443965702852..comments2024-03-11T19:40:23.089+00:00Comments on Views from the bike shed: Poly-mathematics - and the need to let go.The bike shedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05195882998271591934noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-22571023359627055612021-05-18T07:01:09.698+01:002021-05-18T07:01:09.698+01:00Both the writing and the comments are thought prov...Both the writing and the comments are thought provoking. My father used to say 'everything in moderation'. He was a very moderate man. However i suspect it's deeper meaning was to be curious about everything and don't ignore the wider opportunities around you to be singular in pursuing one. Others would say that true greatness lies in being singular....i prefer the idea that even if you have one true passion, inspiration can be found in enexpected places and one should be prepared to seek them out and e plore them.Tigger's Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15829665785202495073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-34637545104025695532021-05-17T13:43:10.051+01:002021-05-17T13:43:10.051+01:00It's an interesting question, how far it's...It's an interesting question, how far it's worth pursuing an activity for which one has an interest but no natural ability (for me, a good example of this would be music). In a work context, as a team leader, I very definitely came to the conclusion that things worked better if people were allowed to play to their strengths rather than be forced out of their comfort zones! Cheers, Gail. WFT Nobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14315143664245246248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-9489162846643276962021-05-17T11:15:09.979+01:002021-05-17T11:15:09.979+01:00Not just food for thought Mark but a banquet! We s...Not just food for thought Mark but a banquet! We strive for something beyond mere maintenance and survival. Is it ego? I don't know and so what if it is? Procrastination is the imp that sits upon our shoulders reminding us of who we might have been, what we might have done. Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-60727227154848211482021-05-17T09:23:30.515+01:002021-05-17T09:23:30.515+01:00I am glad that you no longer play the saxophone. I...I am glad that you no longer play the saxophone. I have known many 40+ year-olds who took up the sax and still inflict it on others. I just stopped myself from taking drum lessons from one of Britain's top drummers when I was about 50. A rare moment of lucidity and a lucky escape.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-56754534688244178122021-05-16T18:05:22.246+01:002021-05-16T18:05:22.246+01:00I've often thought that the label dilettante, ...I've often thought that the label dilettante, which is so often considered negative, might actually be a positive. What's wrong with learning a little about a lot of things? I think I could justifiably be accused of that!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-54358958617411225792021-05-16T16:56:22.550+01:002021-05-16T16:56:22.550+01:00Self education must be the most satisfying way of ...Self education must be the most satisfying way of going down rabbit holes and popping up where ever you want to be. I think I'm a frustrated Rock journalist and garden writer. northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-10133412732566599942021-05-16T15:30:16.631+01:002021-05-16T15:30:16.631+01:00I have many interests. I remember a conversation ...I have many interests. I remember a conversation with an acquaintance who worked in the Records Office and I asked him what he was interested in most. His reply, "Everything" (although his speciality was watermarks on paper!) That I can relate to. I have the broad spectrum of archaeology as a big interest (I did my degree in that), and within that prehistory was always paramount, but my dissertation was on the Equine Iconography of the Pictish Symbol Stones, much later. In researching that I found my true metier - research, and I still adore research in other historical contexts and also apply it to family history.<br /><br />I can draw but am no real artist but I have a keen eye for what I like and any paintings or drawings of horses particularly have to be spot-on or they irritate me. Aries intolerance I fear!<br /><br />Many more interests, and too little time - that's the problem :) At any rate, I am right-brained without a doubt.<br />Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-5588310424726210642021-05-16T15:23:02.459+01:002021-05-16T15:23:02.459+01:00Learning for learning's sake and for pleasure ...Learning for learning's sake and for pleasure can never be a waste of time in my opinion. Whatever we take on to learn is going help us as we go about our lives, go about our other practices. And if eventually, our passion for the endeavor fails, let it go. It has served its purpose, even if we are not quite aware of what it was. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-67533987885491905892021-05-16T13:47:25.334+01:002021-05-16T13:47:25.334+01:00I often look at my neglected painting materials wi...I often look at my neglected painting materials with guilt but you are right, painting well takes a lot of dedication and practice. I'm not prepared to put the hours in and I'm never happy just dabbling and producing second rate work.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-91264032170923446362021-05-16T00:52:32.558+01:002021-05-16T00:52:32.558+01:00Hari OM
Very good. To summarise, never stop learni...Hari OM<br />Very good. To summarise, never stop learning, keep it if you can and don't worry if you can't, stay focused, and practice makes perfect. That'll do! YAM xxYamini MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383916589808462620noreply@blogger.com