Day: July 31, 2020
Genius? That’ll Be Everything You’ve Got, Madam
This post is from 2017, on the subject of genius. Enjoy…
The current model of Genius At Work may be in flux but the go-to setting is the same as it has always been: a man in a study with a virtual Do Not Disturb sign on the door; family creeping around and No Interruptions Whatsoever. Genius works odd hours and cannot be relied upon. It won’t be awake in time to take the children to school or make their sandwiches.
If this genius has to balance writing with paid work he will come in, pour a glass, have some food and devote the rest of the evening (and weekend) to Art. There are people who can do this: C P Snow was one, holding down a career first as a barrister, then as an academic and finally as a politician whilst writing a bunch of novels about – well, about being a barrister, academic and politician.
But I’ve never been…
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Sarada Gray 