This quote, one of the many nuggets of wisdom that I have heard over the weekend, came from the head of Oceanhouse Media, which won the rights to create apps for Dr. Seuss books. The idea is so simply brilliant, and it made me have enormous hope for the future of reading. Just when I thought that people don't read anymore, the iPhone and iPad are revolutionizing our learning and reading habits. Children can "play" books like they are playing a video game with tons of interaction, added knowledge like clicking on a planet to learn all about it. This is brilliant on so many levels that I don't even have to go into it, the biggest being that LEARNING IS FUN.
I'll repeat: LEARNING IS FUN (for adults too!).
This brings me back to the quote above. I am at a conference in Savannah called Geekend, which is geared towards techies but has been great for me as a writer too. love going to conferences because everyone is here to learn, grow, and share with like-minded people. If you have never been to a conference related to the industry you work in (or want to work in), make the commitment to go to a conference in 2012. If you have been to a conference, I'm sure that you already are scouting out which one to invest in for 2012.
This quote emphasizes even more why it is vital, absolutely vital, that you run screaming towards your dream job. Shitty days will exist in any field, but if you're doing something you love, the crappy days are easier to get over because you know that tomorrow can be a good day. If you are in a job you don't love, then you may start thinking that every day will be awful which will lead you down a shame spiral and basically hating your life in general.I feel shaky with energy--my mind won't stop running, and I have had at least ten viable ideas that are going to help propel my career forward, and other markets I need to research and try to become a part of (book publishing, researching). I can't believe how excited I am to get back to work on Monday. It's going to be a great week thanks to an absolutely awesome, fun, interesting, and all-around mind-blowing conference called Geekend.
What great creative conferences have you been to?
Which conference(s) will you go to in 2011?
