I've heard "long obedience in the same direction" used for spiritual guidance (by our friend Peterson mainly) but never applied in the context of vocation and disciplines. I love it. This is witty and thoughtful in many ways!
I love that you allowed different people to speak on this through your post! Very thoughtful and so well written. Also the photos are great, I want to see even more!
Loved this! Really well thought out, researched, and crafted. A few points:
1. As I’ve personally trended towards a strengths-based approach towards professional growth, I’ve become more and more comfortable with my status as “definitely not a specialist but someone who spikes in a couple of competency areas.” The framing you reference here of maximizing such a unique combo to one’s own advantage is really edifying to me.
2. Beyond Good and Evil is such a momentous work for obvious reasons but I actually think Nietzsche’s long obedience can be recast in light of the framework in point 1. Each individual has a unique combination of skills, and for some individuals that combo is a mixture of single-mindedness and divine inspiration that produces singular artistic/inventive/etc talents.
3. Props for writing a whole piece on generalists and not using the phrase jack of all trades even once.
4. Rather than your own generalist approach to dancing, my best moves are entirely within the sphere of jerking. Blame my Southern California upbringing for that!
Bro, just now seeing this. Thank you for the feedback. A few points back:
1. This makes sense -- you have such a wide net of interests but are really good at finding the through line through all of them.
2. Of course you've read Nietzche...
3. Ha! Thank you, thank you. I am afraid I used it in my Linkedin post -- but that also seems appropriate in a way.
4. Oh man, jerking... Non-natives won't understand how bright colored skinny jeanz and 'the reject' had a vice-like grip on Southern California kids. I still love it though.
I've heard "long obedience in the same direction" used for spiritual guidance (by our friend Peterson mainly) but never applied in the context of vocation and disciplines. I love it. This is witty and thoughtful in many ways!
Thanks my friend!
The source material (Beyond Good and Evil) is pretty much a philosophy classic. Definitely worth the read.
I love that you allowed different people to speak on this through your post! Very thoughtful and so well written. Also the photos are great, I want to see even more!
Thank you, thank you!!
Loved this! Really well thought out, researched, and crafted. A few points:
1. As I’ve personally trended towards a strengths-based approach towards professional growth, I’ve become more and more comfortable with my status as “definitely not a specialist but someone who spikes in a couple of competency areas.” The framing you reference here of maximizing such a unique combo to one’s own advantage is really edifying to me.
2. Beyond Good and Evil is such a momentous work for obvious reasons but I actually think Nietzsche’s long obedience can be recast in light of the framework in point 1. Each individual has a unique combination of skills, and for some individuals that combo is a mixture of single-mindedness and divine inspiration that produces singular artistic/inventive/etc talents.
3. Props for writing a whole piece on generalists and not using the phrase jack of all trades even once.
4. Rather than your own generalist approach to dancing, my best moves are entirely within the sphere of jerking. Blame my Southern California upbringing for that!
Bro, just now seeing this. Thank you for the feedback. A few points back:
1. This makes sense -- you have such a wide net of interests but are really good at finding the through line through all of them.
2. Of course you've read Nietzche...
3. Ha! Thank you, thank you. I am afraid I used it in my Linkedin post -- but that also seems appropriate in a way.
4. Oh man, jerking... Non-natives won't understand how bright colored skinny jeanz and 'the reject' had a vice-like grip on Southern California kids. I still love it though.