At a webcomics convention a couple of weeks ago, the guy who makes Scary Go Round said some things about work and working that were OMG Exactly the Things I Think. It turns out he is also pretty much my age, though significantly more British. This made me curious: are there lessons we learn about life and work at certain ages, no matter whatSo, a ( Read more... )

I wrote this very long article about job seeking based on my recent experience. People asked if I had advice, so this is advice layered over the story I had to tell.

I share it with you in case you or anyone you know might benefit from it: looking for a job from the heart.

Your mileage may vary, of course.

There's a bit in this chapter of Save the World & Still be Home for Dinner [Click on the pdf download link to read the full chapter - the teaser's not what I want to talk about.] that should be required reading for everyone I've ever worked with.

The answer to our stress is supposed to be something called work-life balance. This is achieved, we ( Read more... )

I do not have to identify with my role so inflexibly that I cannot step out of the director shoes and allow another person to step into them and look at the play from the director's point of view. In fact, this stepping away on my part while, say, the sound designer steps in, can be very useful for our shared process. (Anne Bogart's blog)
That? Is ( Read more... )