On Interviewing Others
Thursday, August 13, 2009
The day began with a 6:30 AM conference call, ended with five additional interviews, filled two new pads of paper with notes, and featured a stunning, it-had-me downpour.
Now dinner is in the oven, and the sun is out and sinking, and I am thinking how grateful I am for that slipping-away moment, earlier today, when I went to the gym to dance Zumba. Sure, I didn't have time for it, but I went out and off anyway, for sometimes the only way that I can succeed in a jam-packed-think-day is to dance my head free of all the thoughts my head has (without my permission) previously accumulated.
I interview others for a living. Later, I write what they have said. I stand on the outside of others' expertise and story-it-up, thread it with language. The older I get the greater the need to make my brain bigger (wider, deeper) for others.
Dance is my method. What is yours?
6 comments:
Hey, we had pouring rain here, too. I went out with my camera and umbrella and documented it. Now my jeans are soaked, but I don't care.
I always read to de-clutter my thoughts. If I don't read for a couple of days, I start getting stressed out.
Do I even have a method? Perhaps it's simply a combination of items that equals survival. Who knows? Not me.
Yep, we had a random rain shower today. The clouds just got tired and dumped their load, I guess. It's strange because it rarely if ever rains here in August.
I bet you know mine already...it involves a keyboard with 88 keys :)
I'm still looking for a way to expand that satisfies. I used to run while listening to music and loose myself in the rhythem (dance for the uncoordinated???) Soon I'll be able too again!
I used to dance (ballet) even into my 40s. But lacemaking is what takes me out of myself. Walking with an audiobook in my ears also helps.
I believe it's important to have some time every day to escape.
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