Parents and students alike often think that a college major defines possible career options. Yet what distinguishes today's work world from bygone times is that it's quite common for adults to have a variety of different careers in a single lifetime. So what can students do now to ensure happiness and fulfillment in all possible future careers? Are there some majors that cultivate greater creativity in our career choices? And what unique life skills can an education in the humanities offer those about to embark on adult life? Josh and Ken get creative with Scott Forstall, inventor of the iPhone and a Tony award-winning Broadway producer, in a program recorded live at Stuyvesant High School in New York City.
在纽约市的史岱文森高中，Ken和Josh在一群有创造力的观众面前录制节目，他们讨论创造力是与生俱来的还是可以通过实践和学习来培养的。肯赞同斯坦福大学心理学教授卡罗尔·德韦克(Carol Dweck)关于“成长型思维”的观点:即任何人都可以通过努力和训练变得更有创造力。乔希对此表示怀疑，他认为有些人天生就有创造性的天赋，而其他人则永远无法实现。
斯科特·福斯托尔是iPhone的创造者，也是托尼奖的获得者，他和肯和乔什一起讨论了他对创造性生活的了解。斯科特解释说，无论是技术创新还是戏剧，创作生活都不可避免地需要巨大的风险——也就是失败的可能性。斯科特也参与了关于创造性潜力的辩论，他持中间立场，认为虽然任何人都可以变得更有创造力，但不同的人适合特定的创造性出口。
In the last segment, Ken, Josh, and Scott take questions from students in the audience. One student asks whether true creativity must be original or whether it is a process of rethinking prior ideas. The hosts point out that today nearly all creative acts are somehow derivative of past ideas, but successfully adapting old ideas into new creative media is genius in itself. Another student wonders why creativity as a skill is not more emphasized in American education. Scott responds that the most successful people are not only educated with cookie-cutter tools but also have broad interests and a propensity to question everything. Finally, Scott shares some habits to foster creativity in everyday life, including thinking in the shower and pursuing a multidisciplinary education and career.
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Harold G. Neuman
Friday, November 9, 2018 -- 10:55 AM
Creativity is either aCreativity is either a blessing or a curse---that much is perfectly clear. If you are lucky enough to attract the attention of some foundation or organization, dedicated to recognizing and furthering the cause of your creativity, they will ultimately do all they can to set up hurdles and generate red tape, designed to stifle expression and incinerate the vary creativity they had expressed an interest in. It is, then, mostly about living on other people's terms; accepting their editorial preferences and generally watching your talents wither on the vine. All this may require more creativity than you can muster...
Harold G. Neuman
Friday, December 14, 2018 -- 11:24 AM
Some of us appear to have a我们中的一些人似乎在很小的时候就具备了分析的能力。对于其他人来说，学习的过程是艰难的，甚至是痛苦的。其余的呢?他们也可以捶打沙子。没有什么是容易的:它只需要很少或根本不需要思考和行动。其他的事情，尤其是值得做的事情，都是困难的。
Tim Smith
Sunday, August 1, 2021 -- 12:24 AM
It's a bit difficult to blogIt's a bit difficult to blog a response to a show with no book, thesis, or proposals. Here is an open to philosophize that is probably best left unanswered. However, I won't follow that advice as these are questions that confound me, and I can answer if only for myself.
I used to think there was a choice in life—free will to decide one's path along with the opportunity to pursue whatever fork presented itself. I no longer believe this is the actual state of things.
That doesn't mean life isn't worth living. Or that justice isn't worth dispensing. Without free will, there is still purpose.
If you have children, start there. If you don't let me offer the binding thought that drives my current view, sync. Sync confounds, challenges, and pushes my life.
如果你结婚了，就从那里开始。如果你不是，那么不管你在哪里开始，但我现在警告你，不要生孩子，也不要结婚。将一个人的生活与孩子和人际关系同步是两个怪物，是不可能的，或者至多是不可克服的。
As the student in this show asks – and Ken and Josh answered – nowadays, it is hard to create new objects, actions, and ideas. There is, as the hosts suggest, much goodness in tinkering with the old ones. Less and less like Einstein or Hume, or Nietzsche, it is likely that students who create today and build careers and live beyond our words will do most of their creation in teams.
哥白尼、开普勒和牛顿通过与伊斯兰思想和中世纪的优先次序同步，分别彻底颠覆了我们的世界观，在长达一个世纪的团队合作中，他们创造了哥白尼式的革命。当前的创造力是以四分之一、几天、几分钟(对某些人来说甚至是几秒钟)为单位的。世界观的变化将同样巨大。
无论你做什么，我们都要感谢这组学者，他们让我们的日心说生活变得正确。这是对未来创造力和团队合作的承诺。我们需要一条更深入的道路，让我们的未来像文艺复兴移交给现代世界的机会和奇迹一样。
有一种方法可以利用这种同步性，这种方法就是了解您和您的团队的极限。不要走最复杂的路;选择你面前具有挑战性但可以实现的道路。专注于你的想法，并将它们与你读到的世界、讲座或博客文章相匹配。同步并督促自己。世界是你的教室;你的兴趣是你的专业;人文学科是你的道路。无论你是在学校上人文学科的课，还是找份工作来付账单，还是去其他地方闲逛，我们已经创造了一个人类的世界;而且，至少目前它是以人类为中心的。
In the western world, the metacognitive aphorism is 'know thyself.' In eastern thought, it is 'respect your elders.' In between, there is 'be one with creation.' Sync to this. You can't go too far wrong. Between these is your path to a creative life.
Harold G. Neuman
Monday, October 4, 2021 -- 7:15 AM
Tim:Tim:
你最后的两个想法很好地总结了这一点。创造性的生活出现在各种努力中。:艺术、文学、音乐、科学——这个列表很长，即使可以细分。我们找到自己的道路;找到路上的岔路口，抓住它们。我在南美洲的朋友可能已经成为一名物理学家。他最终选择了神经科学。所以，一条路夭折了，而另一条路诞生了。这个比喻怎么样?