Obviously 5 Believers
Leafing through BusinessWeek I was prompted to think about this whole talent development/Brand You/portfolio living/slashies-thing. Once upon a time it was OK just to do your “thang”. Now, in order to be noticed/upwardly mobile, one needs to put together a collection, do several things. An academic who just studies this one thing is nothing. You have to publish on several topics, write fun stuff in the magazines, arrange workshops, do a bit of media, work in editorial hell and so on.
I’m not complaining, really, as I have the kind of attention deficit disorder that makes me do this out of a sheer neurological impetus, but I’m wondering if we’re schooling people in the right way. How do you learn to put together a portfolio? How do you learn how to mix a career?
Listening to:
Obviously 5 Believers from the album “Blonde On Blonde (Disc 2)” by Bob Dylan
&
Three Women Blues from the album “The Classic Years - 1927 - 1931 - Atlanta” by Blind Willie McTell
