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October 26, 2004
Gumption traps
You can fall into many traps when engaged in a creative pursuit. The road is pitted, and you can’t always see where you’re putting your feet.
Faced with the ubiquitous blank canvas [both metaphorically and, in my case, sometimes literally] there are Value Traps, Ego Traps, Anxiety Traps, Boredom Traps and Impatience Traps, to name but a few.
All these hold up the process of creation, and it’s possible to fall foul of more than one trap at a time.
trap, n. 1. a contrivance used for catching and holding animals or people, as a concealed pit or a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly, a pitfall. 2. any device, stratagem, trick, or the like for catching a person unaware.
gumption, n. 1. initiative; aggressiveness; resourcefulness. 2. courage; spunk; guts.
Posted by john at October 26, 2004 05:26 PM
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