I just came across a passage in Brewster Ghiselin’s The Creative Process, where Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart discusses his creative process. (The passage is actually a selection from Life Of Mozart (audiobook), by Edward Holmes.) Mozart writes:
The pleasure in resting is more a feeling of relief rather than excitement. After a long trip, lots of physical activity, or just a full day running errands, sitting or laying down may sound quite nice. But it’s just part of the process toward recovery. It’s just a matter of re-energizing. To move again. Lately, [...]
1. Recent Scenes From Iraq (boston.com/bigpicture) “Just over seven years since the start of the Iraq War, the scheduled withdrawal of American forces is now becoming more evident. Last year, Americans pulled out of Iraqi cities and are working toward the formal end of combat operations by September 1st, when the number of soldiers in [...]