tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273531295492809089.post5570867579856558080..comments2022-12-10T06:35:36.112-07:00Comments on Dance Conspiracy: JenMeschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856374200394238067noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273531295492809089.post-21830445442002476032012-06-17T22:52:58.313-06:002012-06-17T22:52:58.313-06:00This book is kind of a classic in this field:Flow:...This book is kind of a classic in this field:Flow: the Psychology of Optimal Experience. by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi <br />Basically he says that it takes a very long time to learn a skill, after which it becomes improvise-able and the do-er reaches a state of what he calls flow. This can be something like driving a car, in which you no longer have to think about what you are doing, or an artistic or physical skill. This goes along with Malcom Gladwell's 10,000 hours rule (http://www.gladwell.com/outliers/outliers_excerpt1.html)<br />So while I agree that people should be creating from early stages in artistic modes and not just mirroring what others do, it seems to be a very powerful learning method. What our society then does with it aesthetically is a whole other issue in a way...<br />thanks for the link!Gerrynoreply@blogger.com