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: '''Respondents''' To be honest, it | : '''Respondents''' To be honest, it intimidates talking to someone who [[To_whoever_has,_more_will_be_given#CERTIFICATE|knows everything and forgets nothing]].<br/> | ||
'''Questioner''' What can I say? Let's just start. What skills do you have, apart from education and work experience?<br/> | '''Questioner''' What can I say? Let's just start. What skills do you have, apart from education and work experience?<br/> | ||
: '''R''' I have a [[Personal_Motifs#MOTIVHISTORY|strong intuition]] and notice things that others miss. [silence] I make good decisions instinctively. I can also explain afterward ''exactly'' why I did something.<br/> | : '''R''' I have a [[Personal_Motifs#MOTIVHISTORY|strong intuition]] and notice things that others miss. [silence] I make good decisions instinctively. I can also explain afterward ''exactly'' why I did something.<br/> | ||
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: '''R''' At first I was irritated by the fact that I couldn't explain what fascinated me about [[Professional_Motifs#CONCEPT-ART|some artworks]]. Later, I saw [[Professional_Motifs#CONCEPTUAL|possibilities]] in creative work the computer does not have. Success in the eyes of others was not a priority. Rather, I wanted to understand myself better.<br/> | : '''R''' At first I was irritated by the fact that I couldn't explain what fascinated me about [[Professional_Motifs#CONCEPT-ART|some artworks]]. Later, I saw [[Professional_Motifs#CONCEPTUAL|possibilities]] in creative work the computer does not have. Success in the eyes of others was not a priority. Rather, I wanted to understand myself better.<br/> | ||
'''Q''' Then you worked on a [[Professional_Motifs#AUTOFICTION|novel]] for 7 years. How did that come about?<br/> | '''Q''' Then you worked on a [[Professional_Motifs#AUTOFICTION|novel]] for 7 years. How did that come about?<br/> | ||
: '''R''' | : '''R''' We spent half of the time formatting.<br/> | ||
'''Q''' Excuse me? | '''Q''' Excuse me? | ||
: '''R''' Just kidding. In September 2014 the fear of dying showed | : '''R''' Just kidding. In September 2014 the fear of dying showed us there is real meaning to my life. We saw that I would be able to unravel my incomprehensible self. And I got it. I just misjudged the effort, slightly. But seriously, half the time I studied [[Professional_Motifs#THEORY|theories]] related to what I was writing about.<br/> | ||
'''Q''' Slightly misjudged, I like that. And now you've lost interest in yourself?<br/> | '''Q''' Slightly misjudged, I like that. And now you've lost interest in yourself?<br/> | ||
: '''R''' [laughs] Touché. Yes, that's exactly how it is. | : '''R''' [laughs] Touché. Yes, that's exactly how it is. | ||
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: '''R''' For people like me, who do not tire, that's vital.</br> | : '''R''' For people like me, who do not tire, that's vital.</br> | ||
'''Q''' You're a drama queen: vital?<br/> | '''Q''' You're a drama queen: vital?<br/> | ||
: '''R''' Being able to break away from work | : '''R''' Being able to break away from work we are absorbed in. That's vital for us.<br/> | ||
'''Q''' We have to come to an end. You don't seem to be politically active anymore. Why do you list the [[Professional_Motifs#ACTIVISM|activism]] of your school days here, anyway?<br/> | '''Q''' We have to come to an end. You don't seem to be politically active anymore. Why do you list the [[Professional_Motifs#ACTIVISM|activism]] of your school days here, anyway?<br/> | ||
: '''R''' And those during my studies too … I saw my credibility and thus me as a person damaged in 1986 with Chernobyl and destroyed with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. I am proud having understood this period too and being [[Personal Motifs|at peace with | : '''R''' And those during my studies too … I saw my credibility and thus me as a person damaged in 1986 with Chernobyl and destroyed with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. I am proud having understood this period too and being [[Personal Motifs|at peace with my self]].<br/> | ||
'''Q''' OK, that was that. Thank you for your efforts.<br/> | '''Q''' OK, that was that. Thank you for your efforts.<br/> | ||
: '''R''' With pleasure. Our heartfelt thanks for all the attention. | : '''R''' With pleasure. Our heartfelt thanks for all the attention. | ||
Revision as of 18:35, 19 February 2025
- Respondents To be honest, it intimidates talking to someone who knows everything and forgets nothing.
Questioner What can I say? Let's just start. What skills do you have, apart from education and work experience?
- R I have a strong intuition and notice things that others miss. [silence] I make good decisions instinctively. I can also explain afterward exactly why I did something.
Q Really? Kierkegaard wrote in his diary: »Life is lived forwards and understood backwards.« You are an expert on life itself? Well then. What weaknesses do you see in yourself?
- R [silent] I am curious and when I have understood something for myself, I lose interest.
Q Why is that a problem?
- R That can be hurtful.
Q In business, there are contracts for that.
- R Exactly — in business.
Q You have spent a lot of time on artistic work, but without success or a career …
- R At first I was irritated by the fact that I couldn't explain what fascinated me about some artworks. Later, I saw possibilities in creative work the computer does not have. Success in the eyes of others was not a priority. Rather, I wanted to understand myself better.
Q Then you worked on a novel for 7 years. How did that come about?
- R We spent half of the time formatting.
Q Excuse me?
- R Just kidding. In September 2014 the fear of dying showed us there is real meaning to my life. We saw that I would be able to unravel my incomprehensible self. And I got it. I just misjudged the effort, slightly. But seriously, half the time I studied theories related to what I was writing about.
Q Slightly misjudged, I like that. And now you've lost interest in yourself?
- R [laughs] Touché. Yes, that's exactly how it is.
Q How is that?
- R Having access to everything inside of me? Beyond time? You have no idea.
Q [laughs] I know.
- R I'm relieved beyond belief and grateful.
Q But isn't that the end for you?
- R For people like me, who do not tire, that's vital.
Q You're a drama queen: vital?
- R Being able to break away from work we are absorbed in. That's vital for us.
Q We have to come to an end. You don't seem to be politically active anymore. Why do you list the activism of your school days here, anyway?
- R And those during my studies too … I saw my credibility and thus me as a person damaged in 1986 with Chernobyl and destroyed with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. I am proud having understood this period too and being at peace with my self.
Q OK, that was that. Thank you for your efforts.
- R With pleasure. Our heartfelt thanks for all the attention.