RobF -> RE: Mark Applebaum TED talk... "But is it music?" (Mar. 13 2021 23:41:26)
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But Mark Appelbaum can play piano! Don’t get me wrong, I have no doubt my plumber was more than capable at practicing his craft, it’s just that boredom had managed to push him towards taking on roles beyond the sort of traditional, narrow definition of that of a plumber. When the job was completed I asked him, Is it to code? His response was that this is the wrong question, that this is not the important question. The important question is, "Is it interesting?" I thought not. But then it struck me. In allowing his creativity to push him in directions that were simply interesting to him, he no longer had to worry if, for instance, when the toilet flushed, it flushed down. He was able to change the fundamental question in his discipline, and was consequently able to take on roles in his own work which convention may regard as being far-flung from his professional definition. Still, while I could fully appreciate his rationale, my stance was that what I was paying for was a toilet that indeed did flush down and hot taps which actually delivered hot. I also didn’t appreciate the placement of door stops underneath the toilet seat, which married each plop to an accompanying sproing, something which caused my next door neighbour great embarrassment the other day, and effectively put the kibosh on my request for help with the dishes.
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