Creativity, Diversity, Simplicity

摘要

I feel I have a good [understanding of] librarians, having hung out 'with so many of them. They really like information, the acquisition of information, and being able to access information easily. Within that there's probably a lot of perfectionist tendencies, wanting to get it right, the right system, and the easiest way to access. One of the major barriers to creativity for librarians is not giving yourself permission to explore. Having seen myself with a lot of perfectionist tendencies I [know] how limiting that can be and how that can keep you stuck, if [your project] was fine however many iterations ago and people could actually have iterated upon that. That vision you had, someone else can take that forward. Librarians potentially can suffer from the tyranny of the expert: I know things and I know where to find things instead of being open to something new, allowing more of a beginner's mind.