I’ve started reading “The 3 Body Problem” — have you heard of it? I wanted to give it a read before watching the show.
Whoa…it’s very engrossing.
My spouse recommended it to me.
And I can see why…it’s got some things which are guaranteed catnip for Cathy.
For example, theoretical-physicist-science-fiction is always up my alley. I am the daughter, sister and niece of physicists. I was sort of supposed to be one too. I used to read the books on my parent’s bookshelf about particle colliders, quantum mechanics, and the discovery of Higgs-Boson. Well, half the time I was reading that, and the other half of the time I was reading about Greek and Roman history and mythology (my mom’s side of the bookshelf).
I don’t think the practice of digital design is all that different from physics.
Well, perhaps the math is different — and the end results.
But when I talk to my brother, the things he does for work seem to involve making 3D models of things and doing a lot of coding. In other words, not so different from things I or my teams would do. Isn't that surprising?
I feel like Design is more like Science than people assume and Science is more creative and squishy then it has a reputation for being.
The story of the 3 Body Problem also told from the lens of the Cultural Revolution in China, which is something that my world history classes only lightly touched. Since I happen to be married to a person of Chinese descent who learned world history on the other side of the world, I have a person feet away from me that I can ask every single question that comes into my mind about this period of time, which I alternately find perplexing, tragic and worrisome. Of course, history is often all three of those things. When I learn about this, I learn what shaped the eventual creation of the human being I started a family with.
I can’t get over how powerful this story is for me...and of course that always reminds me of how powerful stories are, in general. And how important it can be to share them.
I bet you right now that you are sitting on a story that another person would be moved by, find wildly fascinating, or would find healing in some way.
Maybe one that would even move us forward as a society.
I’m lucky enough to know a few of your stories :)
Sharing a story doesn’t always mean writing a book, a screenplay, or making a youTube video.
It can also be you, using your life experience to shape how you go about your daily life. People can feel the POWER of a person owning their story tangibly — even when it’s not explicitly said. You glow with it. You give off palpable sparks.
Anyways…I’m off to attend to various things I need to do this morning. Catch you later!
Cathy