Sharing is caring
This is an excerpt from Paul Arden’s book, It’s not how good you are, but it’s how good you want to be that I found really interesting. I have to admit I used to be guilty of hoarding ideas and findings until I started blogging. Now, it’s really rewarding sharing ideas with people and starting discussions. Do you guys agree that sharing ideas will ultimately benefit everyone?
Published on July 13, 2009 – 1:12 am | 9 Comments
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I totally agree to this excerpt.
I also wrote a little article about authorship and how it destroys creativity and especially the projects you hide from others.
The article is in german: http://ksaen.monkeh.de/?p=357
A real good designer doesn’t care about his status, he cares about his projects.
But thanks for the book title, didn’t recognize it yet. I’m gonna buy this one.
Yeah, its an interesting subject. I too am guilty of sometimes, well, keeping my mouth shut. But yeah, in this day and age, it all seems, like no news is bad news and there is nothing but good stuff to be had, and good stuff to be shared.. I dont know if it is blogging but i think the internetz has created a giant pool of stuff of which we are pleasantly swimming in. And i think as i’ve been here down under, i’ve noticed it more and more..
I would agree with this subject, yet I am totally guilt of doing it. I think for me it is confidence issue.
Sharing and caring imply so much good will I want to immediately agree. The language Arden is employing conjures karmic goodness and the golden rule which sells it. Creatively it also makes sense. If we get an idea “out there” we’re on to the next thing. It makes us prolific and keeps us agile. On the very-other hand as designers and thinkers, we have to be careful of information and ideas as property. Giving it away all the time just doesn’t give us a way to survive. Grinch-like habits of hoarding cannot be the only counterargument. In the world of blogging and tweeting we can see that free sharing works and has some return. Only time will tell whether it’s a limited time offer or a new working model.
Malcom Gladwell reviewed Chris Anderson’s book “Free: The Future of a Radical Price” in this week’s New Yorker. Anderson’s point seems to be all about towards a free economy from information to energy. The catch phrase being things “Information wants to be free.” (No, I haven’t read the book yet). Gladwell argues pretty well that this just isn’t a viable perspective. Best to read here: http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2009/07/06/090706crbo_books_gladwell
interesting. gladwell wrote an article for the new yorker discussing the idea that new ideas are not necessarily novel to the inventor; that they may actually be ‘floating around in the ether.’ http://www.gladwell.com/2008/2008_05_12_a_air.html
Saw this linked from somethingchanged.com.au. Completely love it, and the way the text is presented. Thank you!
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