Dec from Amy - Being irritated

 

My first glance at each envelope is always looking for ideas to appropriate. This one from Amy seems pretty Christmasy - but I think it could go in a lot of directions. Is this the year I do that thing where I take each envelope and use it for the inspiration for that sender's envelope in the following month? Can I dovetail that with the Style/Tool Project? This is sounding like we need an editor or a coach.....someone to rein me in.

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Does anyone remember that I posted a spacial reasoning test (on Dec 9th)? I invited readers to take the test and let me know how they did. Eventually, I heard from one person who scored 100% on the test and had an additional comment that I found very interesting. Here's the comment:

I took that spatial test you posted the link to.  I had a perfect score, but at the same time it made me feel irritated taking the test.  Wonder what that says about me?

I, too, wonder. Maybe it means that a person can have a skill and they can put it to use - but that doesn't mean that the skill provides any positive feeling. It reminded me that, as a kid, all I ever wanted to do was write and draw.... but mostly write. Later I learned to draw - but not just anything. We'll talk about that tomorrow.

The comment that *it made me feel irritated* was so interesting. We can force ourselves to do things that are irritating. I don't think I feel irritated by spacial reasoning tests. I think they just feel like puzzles. I also  remember when I was going through a whole day long series of tests to pin point exactly where my brain damage was located - that during some tests I would become irritated. I think I mentioned that to the person giving the test. 

Sometimes, when I gave feed back, the tester would stop - and pull out a different test - and we'd test something else. 

All I learned was that it's complicated - and that if you like to make art you should definitely do that.