“Creativity doesn’t come from glancing quickly at your Twitter feed while in line at Starbucks. It comes from deep thought. It comes from voraciously reading books—long books that require focused attention. It comes from meaningful discourse with other intellectually curious people. It comes from listening and asking good questions.” PeopleLongBookReadingLinesAttentionCreativityListeningAskingFocusedMeaningfulCuriousReading BooksDiscourseDeep ThoughtStarbucksGood QuestionsLong BookFocused Attention Author:Joshua Rogers
“I'm really curious how the private listening - iPods, people listening on their phones - how that might eventual effect music. There'll be a whole genre of music that really works on a kind of one to one headphone or earbud level but doesn't really work when you play it in a room.” PeopleKindPlayWholeMightLevelsRoomsEffectsListeningPhonesCuriousGenreIpodsHeadphonesGenres Of Music Author:David Byrne
“True listening is never self-effacement. We bring the whole self to the process, rather than denying self. When we truly listen, we aren't just waiting for someone else to decide something so we can get on with things, or so we don't have to decide for ourselves. We aren't giving away our own powers to be seen and heard. When we listen, first we listen to the parts of ourselves that are curious, in avoidance, afraid, angry, or proud. Then we can take a breath and sink, allowing those parts some space alongside the spaciousness of not knowing.” GivingFirstsSelfWholeWaitingProcessSpaceKnowingHeardListeningProudBreathsAngryCuriousAllowingNot KnowingAvoidanceSpaciousnessDenying Self Book:Make Magic of Your Life: Passion, Purpose, and the Power of Desire Source: Make Magic of Your Life: Passion, Purpose, and the Power of Desire
“The chamber music repertoire is so vast that if one is genuinely curious about music, the art of listening, understanding and responding to a score, the elementary skills and requirements of chamber works are easily applicable to that of any solo playing.” IfsArtUnderstandingListeningSkillsCuriousScoreSoloRequirementsChamberRespondingChamber Music Author:Wu Han
“Curiosity and listening [are the principles to an excellent interview]. I never go into an interview with a dedicated list of questions in which I will not deviate. You must be curious about the subject and listen to his answer and ask the next question off that rather than the next question on your list.” NextAsksAnswersPrinciplesSubjectsListeningCuriosityListsCuriousExcellentInterviewsDedicatedDeviate Author:Michael Kay