“If we were all disruptive artists all the time – nothing in society would be coherent. No one would be obliged to do anything other than follow whatever short term whims took their fancy. Fortunately- many people are instead curators. Those who set up permanent exhibitions based on unifying themes and help to rein in the unruly artists. Even better, some act as custodians, maintaining and protecting what already exists. Custodians help to preserve what is important from the threat posed by short-term disruption. We should thank them for that.
“The curators and custodians of life should be in demand in job advertisements and well-remunerated for their efforts. They should not be ashamed that they are not entrepreneurs or artists – quite the contrary, because artistic innovation is, in fact, only possible when there are others who are curators and custodians, creating frameworks and maintaining them rather than always pushing the boundaries and breaking things down.
“Being a custodian is in itself a life art, and there will be a a great need for them in the future.” ~ Svend Brinkmann.
From: The Joy of Missing Out by Svend Brinkmann
Svend Brinkmann is a Danish Professor of Psychology in the Department of Communication and Psychology at Aalborg University, Denmark. He serves as a co-director of the Center for Qualitative Studies and is the author of ‘The Joy of Missing Out’ and ‘Stand Firm’.
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Wonderful post 👌👌
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Thank you I’m so glad you enjoyed it 🙋🙂
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I love this. It reminds me of an article I read a long time ago about having an “ordinary” job, that the world needs those who don’t necessarily work for the love of their job but find meaning elsewhere.
We need roofs and floors to support the walls. 😃
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Thank you my friend I am so glad this resonated with you! Yes it’s so true eh! Thank you for reading xxx
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As a librarian, I support this message!
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Thank you River I am so glad you support this idea. As a curator and collector of everything i love it too, there is a lot to be said for collecting treasures both virtual and in real life.
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I remember reading this book a while ago, and it really resonated with me, and the art of JOMO. I may very well pick it up again for the same avid read!
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I’m so glad you liked this book my friend. Yeah definitely worth a re-read, I borrowed it from the library and definitely wanting to get a copy to a second read for sure. I’ve tried to take out a lot of the timeless nuggets of wisdom out of these and onto this blog over the coming months 🙂 hope you had a nice Easter 🤗 take care
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