Gaslighting vs. Visioning
I was reading an “Ask Amy” article and the issue of gaslighting came up. It seems the term originated with the 1944 film, Gaslight. Gaslighting is when one person drives another mad by creating a false reality - then the gaslighter eventually convinces the gaslightee that the false reality is the truth. It dawned on me that gaslighting is a little bit like visioning - but with a positive outcome. If I create an amazing vision for what something can be and I reinforce goals that I don’t have yet - it’s sort of like a false reality that I’m attempting to make true. (Boston Globe, 5/9/19)
A Listening Bar - That’s What I Need!
Listening bars are forming in the USA. They are styled after the Japanese listening bars that go back to 1950. You sit and listen to the music a DJ plays. It seems they use vinyl.
No Starving Artists
The New York Times had an article describing a gorgeous residency program for artist in Dakar, Senegal. It sounds amazing! However, I believe that simple settings are just as effective in getting quality work done. I say - don’t wait for divine inspiration. Carpenter and surgeons have to be at 100% at the start of their shifts and so can we! We don’t need floor-to-ceiling windows, waterfalls, and licorice-colored rocks atop the beach to get things done. (New York Times, 6-5-19)
Word salad (new/uncommon vocabulary word exercise): Beatrice refused to be mollified in negotiations to buy the cigar company in Cuba. After she signed the contract, her acolytes followed her out of the conference room. One staffer called Beatrice the consummate deal maker. Later that evening, Beatrice and Tabitha, the CFO, met at a quaint cafe in Havana. Tabitha accused Beatrice of not asking for her input on the deal then left in a tizzy. Beatrice sat alone pondering whether she used too much machismo when securing the purchase of the company. In terms of the big picture, the deal was ill-timed, given the poor economy. Beatrice considered whether her staff was sincere when they said she made a good deal or if they served up some claptrap.