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: '''Respondent''' To be honest, it intimidates talking to someone who knows everything and forgets nothing. Almost like myself.<br/> | : '''Respondent''' To be honest, it intimidates talking to someone who knows everything and forgets nothing. Almost like myself.<br/> | ||
'''Questioner''' [smiles] Then let's start. What skills do you have, apart from education and work experience?<br/> | '''Questioner''' [smiles] Then let's start. What skills do you have, apart from education and work experience?<br/> | ||
: '''R''' I am blessed with an extraordinary [[Personal_Motifs#MOTIVHISTORY|intuition]] and notice what others miss. [silence] I make good decisions [[Professional_Services#Creative leadership|instinctively]] and can also [[Professional_Services#Post-hoc analysis|explain]] afterward | : '''R''' I am blessed with an extraordinary [[Personal_Motifs#MOTIVHISTORY|intuition]] and notice what others miss. [silence] I make good decisions [[Professional_Services#Creative leadership|instinctively]] and can also [[Professional_Services#Post-hoc analysis|explain]] afterward exactly why I did it.<br/> | ||
'''Q''' Kierkegaard wrote in his diary: | '''Q''' Kierkegaard wrote in his diary: {{T|Life is lived forwards and understood backwards}}. You are an expert on life itself? Well then. What weaknesses do you see in yourself?<br/> | ||
: '''R''' [silent] I am curious and when I have understood something for myself, I lose interest.<br/> | : '''R''' [silent] I am curious and when I have understood something for myself, I lose interest.<br/> | ||
'''Q''' Why is that a problem? | '''Q''' Why is that a problem? | ||
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: '''R''' Exactly — in business.<br/> | : '''R''' Exactly — in business.<br/> | ||
'''Q''' You have spent a lot of time on artistic work, but without success or a career …<br/> | '''Q''' You have spent a lot of time on artistic work, but without success or a career …<br/> | ||
: '''R''' You know [silent] Karl Kraus wrote: Career is a horse that arrives at the gates of eternity without its rider. – However, being | : '''R''' You know [silent] Karl Kraus wrote: Career is a horse that arrives at the gates of eternity without its rider. – However, being me became a success and Kraus' prophecy did not come true. | ||
'''Q''' Until now. — And now you almost got around the reason for failing as an artist … | '''Q''' Until now. — And now you almost got around the reason for failing as an artist … | ||
: '''R''' Anyone who considers themselves | : '''R''' Anyone who considers themselves {{W|[[Creative Position|work]]}} cannot call themselves an artist.<br/> | ||
'''Q''' That wouldn't make sense. | '''Q''' That wouldn't make sense. | ||
: '''R''' Exactly. 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''' Exactly. 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/> | ||
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: '''R''' Yes.<br/> | : '''R''' Yes.<br/> | ||
'''Q''' But you've worked for seven years and without appreciation. After all, the novel hasn't been published so far.<br/> | '''Q''' But you've worked for seven years and without appreciation. After all, the novel hasn't been published so far.<br/> | ||
: '''R''' When the [[Professional_Motifs#IMAGENOVEL|first attempt]] had failed I took a book off the shelf. I'd had it for a long time without ever understanding it or even reading it all the way through: | : '''R''' When the [[Professional_Motifs#IMAGENOVEL|first attempt]] had failed I took a book off the shelf. I'd had it for a long time without ever understanding it or even reading it all the way through: {{T|Being and Time}}. Again, I didn't understand it. But on page 53, I understood what Heidegger was doing there and what a small-time fool I am. That was deeply moving.<br/> | ||
'''Q''' And you lost interest in philosophy …<br/> | '''Q''' And you lost interest in philosophy …<br/> | ||
: '''R''' On the contrary. It was liberating. I think I'd been trying to see myself more realistically all along.<br/> | : '''R''' On the contrary. It was liberating. I think I'd been trying to see myself more realistically all along.<br/> | ||
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