tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4750601976843429146.post8738279778720900844..comments2024-01-25T09:38:39.998+10:00Comments on Lady Godiva and Me: Puzzling over Value #8b: Peter Barker and Robert JohnsonLiam Guilarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04031376624826567522noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4750601976843429146.post-70328593482150941302014-05-06T01:57:04.265+10:002014-05-06T01:57:04.265+10:00I don't think that "any professional"...I don't think that "any professional" is looking for the edge that distinguishe[s] him from the crowd", which is something distinct from "the natural pursuit of excellence". It is related to marketing, and something that most professionals do figure out somewhere along the line - earlier or late. I myself was somewhat naive to start. Pound knew that much, but I couldn't guess about Joyce. To me, it potentially becomes a negative, when, as in the case of one of my instructors in art school, you had the impression that early on, he said to himself, "Now I'm only going to do trapezoids, and that will set me apart." Taking an interest, say, in trees, and following it, is a different matter.<br /><br />As to the word "elite" (and all its variants), oh, oh, oh, I don't think I want to touch that.<br />David X. Novakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00333764838587758028noreply@blogger.com