‘Where the Wild Things Are’ and Spike Jones Profile on NYTimes (link)
Once again the whole secret seems to be sticking around. Fighting the war of attrition until success just gives up and hands itself to you on a platter. Or maybe not.
I did like the part about not compromising the vision even a little bit because that’s the start. That’s when they know that you will compromise, that you can. I’ve seen this strategy used by Bangladeshi wives on their husbands. They are uncompromising about the smallest details around the house and through that engender enough fear and control that they start owning the larger decisions over time. Scary.
Click the link in the title.
Posted 2 years ago
