the perfect list for a week full of resolutions. i love this. every single one. especially the need for separation between creating and analyzing. that is often where I get caught. here's to new practices. happy new year dear!
Rule #7 Reminds me a story I got in the mail this week. Since it is pretty short and very relevant, here's the whole thing:
Grasp the Positive Benefits of Negative Experiences
By John C. Maxwell
A failure is a man who blundered, but is not able to cash in on the experience.
—Elbert Hubbard
Working artists David Bayles and Ted Orland tell a story about an art teacher who did an experiment with his grading system for two groups of students. It is a parable on the benefits of failure. Here is what happened:
The ceramics teacher announced on opening day that he was dividing the class into two groups. All those on the left side of the studio, he said, would be graded solely on the quantity of work they produced, all those on the right solely on its quality. His procedure was simple: on the final day of class he would bring in his bathroom scales and weigh the work of the “quantity” group: fifty pounds of pots rated an “A,” forty pounds a “B,” and so on. Those being graded on “quality,” however, needed to produce only one pot—albeit a perfect one—to get an “A.” Well, came grading time and a curious fact emerged: the works of the highest quality were all produced by the group being graded for quantity. It seems that while the “quantity” group was busily churning out piles of work—and learning from their mistakes—the “quality” group had sat theorizing about perfection, and in the end had little more to show for their efforts than grandiose theories and a pile of dead clay.
It doesn’t matter whether your objectives are in the area of art, business, ministry, sports, or relationships. The only way you can get ahead is to fail early, fail often, and fail forward.
It seems that while the “quantity” group was busily churning out piles of work—and learning from their mistakes—the “quality” group had sat theorizing about perfection.
the perfect list for a week full of resolutions. i love this. every single one. especially the need for separation between creating and analyzing. http://www.rapidskunk.com
Good to keep in mind! She is a fascinating woman.
Posted by: Marieke | 04 January 2008 at 09:21 AM
a perfect manifesto,
and it looks alive.
also, i'l letting all my favorite
blogs know that i look daily. i think it's nice to know that? happy new year, and keep up the good!
Posted by: lisa | 04 January 2008 at 12:55 PM
You are tagged!!!!!
http://www.samanthahahn.com/blog/2008/01/04/101st-post-ive-been-tagged-to-share-stuff-about-me/
Posted by: samantha hahn | 04 January 2008 at 04:18 PM
Thanks for putting this up; I enjoyed learning about Sister Corita. (And I really like all the stuff you post.)
I linked to your "corita rules" image file on my site -- please let me know if that creates any problem for you.
Posted by: Tony | 05 January 2008 at 12:59 AM
the perfect list for a week full of resolutions. i love this. every single one. especially the need for separation between creating and analyzing. that is often where I get caught. here's to new practices. happy new year dear!
Posted by: jo | 05 January 2008 at 05:19 PM
This is wonderful.. Thank you for putting this out there.
Posted by: Shea | 09 January 2008 at 07:01 PM
Perfect and beautiful rules for everything really. Thank you for posting this.
Posted by: evy | 11 January 2008 at 11:23 AM
Thank you for posting this.
Posted by: Kasmore | 30 January 2008 at 09:34 AM
Just saw this today.
Those are some rules to live by.
Nice blog you have here.
And congrats on the little one to come.
Posted by: robertogreco | 30 January 2008 at 07:34 PM
Fantastic rules... and still applicable today. May I ask you for the official source? Thanks a lot!
Posted by: Rico | 07 February 2008 at 03:21 AM
Love the rules. What a neat blog.
Posted by: Henri Matisse | 09 July 2008 at 09:48 PM
Rule #7 Reminds me a story I got in the mail this week. Since it is pretty short and very relevant, here's the whole thing:
Grasp the Positive Benefits of Negative Experiences
By John C. Maxwell
A failure is a man who blundered, but is not able to cash in on the experience.
—Elbert Hubbard
Working artists David Bayles and Ted Orland tell a story about an art teacher who did an experiment with his grading system for two groups of students. It is a parable on the benefits of failure. Here is what happened:
The ceramics teacher announced on opening day that he was dividing the class into two groups. All those on the left side of the studio, he said, would be graded solely on the quantity of work they produced, all those on the right solely on its quality. His procedure was simple: on the final day of class he would bring in his bathroom scales and weigh the work of the “quantity” group: fifty pounds of pots rated an “A,” forty pounds a “B,” and so on. Those being graded on “quality,” however, needed to produce only one pot—albeit a perfect one—to get an “A.” Well, came grading time and a curious fact emerged: the works of the highest quality were all produced by the group being graded for quantity. It seems that while the “quantity” group was busily churning out piles of work—and learning from their mistakes—the “quality” group had sat theorizing about perfection, and in the end had little more to show for their efforts than grandiose theories and a pile of dead clay.
It doesn’t matter whether your objectives are in the area of art, business, ministry, sports, or relationships. The only way you can get ahead is to fail early, fail often, and fail forward.
Posted by: Ron | 08 August 2008 at 11:06 AM
Hmm.. Its very interesting post. Good luck in the future. Thanx!
Posted by: aceon | 10 February 2009 at 01:57 PM
Good information looking forward to read more from you. Thanks!
Posted by: OUC | 11 February 2009 at 06:09 AM
Great list. The only one that I would change is the one on work. It is important to choose the right thing to work towards.
Posted by: Japanese words | 21 March 2009 at 01:04 AM
I linked to your "corita rules" image file on my site -- please let me know if that creates any problem for you.
Posted by: qing's blog | 25 September 2009 at 02:53 AM
It seems that while the “quantity” group was busily churning out piles of work—and learning from their mistakes—the “quality” group had sat theorizing about perfection.
Posted by: aion kinah | 27 September 2009 at 10:28 PM
i love these rules! they are written originally by john cage, and typeset by sister corita, i believe. thanks for posting!!
Posted by: courtney | 07 October 2009 at 01:45 AM
the perfect list for a week full of resolutions. i love this. every single one. especially the need for separation between creating and analyzing. http://www.rapidskunk.com
Posted by: Renee | 27 April 2010 at 06:09 AM
the perfect list for a week full of resolutions. i love this. every single one. especially the need for separation between creating and analyzing.
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Just saw this today.
Those are some rules to live by.
Nice blog you have here.
And congrats on the little one to come.
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