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Jul 26, 2014
"Character -- the willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life -- is the source from which self-respect springs." --Joan Didion
Letters To A Young Artist
As artists and change makers, how can character be cultivated in such a way as to foster that prized form of personal dignity, along with its sibling qualities of confidence and self-esteem? Maria Popova gives us a quick overview of Letters to a Young Artist, a book by celebrated artist, actor, playwright, and educator Anna Deavere Smith, which aims to answer these questions and more.
BE THE CHANGE
Write a letter to yourself as an artist. What do you genuinely hope to create in the world, and what, if anything, keeps you from doing so?
