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almaviva90) wrote2010-02-21 09:56 pm
almaviva90) wrote2010-02-21 09:56 pm
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Writer's Block: Arts v. smarts
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As much as I'm making it my goal to be an academic historian, I'd definitely love to be a world-class writer, stage actor or even opera singer.
Unfortunately I don't quite have the talent to be the latter three as much as I want to be. But a life in the arts would definitely give the more fulfilling life for me...you can travel the world, get new experiences and meet more people rather than being shut up in your lonely research lab or office, trying to write your research paper or book (I've seen firsthand how academics work and it's a rather daunting looking prospect). A life in the arts might seem the more glamorous career but in the words of my favourite baritone, 'Everyone sees the swan gliding across the lake but not the frantic paddling that goes on underneath'. Don't quite remember exactly the words he said but that's the main gist of it.
Alas, one can only dream... *sighs wistfully*
As much as I'm making it my goal to be an academic historian, I'd definitely love to be a world-class writer, stage actor or even opera singer.
Unfortunately I don't quite have the talent to be the latter three as much as I want to be. But a life in the arts would definitely give the more fulfilling life for me...you can travel the world, get new experiences and meet more people rather than being shut up in your lonely research lab or office, trying to write your research paper or book (I've seen firsthand how academics work and it's a rather daunting looking prospect). A life in the arts might seem the more glamorous career but in the words of my favourite baritone, 'Everyone sees the swan gliding across the lake but not the frantic paddling that goes on underneath'. Don't quite remember exactly the words he said but that's the main gist of it.
Alas, one can only dream... *sighs wistfully*