tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5129935762536505931.post4322321511178967716..comments2023-04-02T06:42:51.917-05:00Comments on Sonnet of the Moon: Under pressureCrystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16246323377929476660noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5129935762536505931.post-8475436392444466032015-09-24T08:01:38.078-05:002015-09-24T08:01:38.078-05:00I have found that when I have plenty of time, my ...I have found that when I have plenty of time, my quilting feels like a hamster-wheel of sewing; sewing just to be sewing (and not in that peaceful way-more of a manic need). When my quilting time is limited, I treasure it and work on what is important (at that time).Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12040102340744308424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5129935762536505931.post-56083388968681167782009-05-19T19:39:00.303-05:002009-05-19T19:39:00.303-05:00Damn it, I tried to respond to this last night, bu...Damn it, I tried to respond to this last night, but apparently even Blogger is a procrastinator and wouldn't let me. <br /><br />I would like to say that I'm a well organized person, but I'm just not. I work really well under pressure, mostly because I don't want to look like a tool and not have something done by a deadline. So I always end up busting it out last minute. Like now, I'm about to go and make a purse for my friend's birthday that is Friday. I wish I had done it a month ago, but I just kept putting it off.Allison the Meephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13187106256908781163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5129935762536505931.post-90227490082484114102009-05-19T07:30:00.000-05:002009-05-19T07:30:00.000-05:00My last-minute papers always got awful grades! But...My last-minute papers always got awful grades! But effort never equals output with me; I have to remind myself all the time to work mindfully (as they say), and really put my concentration into what I'm doing, to have the best result. Work smarter not harder. Etc. <br /><br />We need the pressure to make us stop being lazy, but we need the freedom to be able to perform at all. We break under too much and go soft under too little. Or at least I do.<br /><br />& what the Abbe didn't mention is that lightning is easier to see in the dark. Even if he had had the same creativity in his normal life, it wouldn't have seemed as impressive. I find myself downplaying the everyday creativity I do have - like solving problems, in addition to the crafting - which is really a disservice. Creativity isn't worthwhile just when it makes something pretty, you know? And the more we pay attention to it, the easier it becomes to access.<br />So I hope :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5129935762536505931.post-87319175565283451342009-05-18T17:05:00.000-05:002009-05-18T17:05:00.000-05:00I agree that a little pressure seems to help my cr...I agree that a little pressure seems to help my creativity flow. I also spend a lot of time planning and thinking about projects, but I sometimes need the pressure of a deadline to actually bring them to completion.Staci K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10121468550347208142noreply@blogger.com