education

School’s Out Forever (Paige Knickle Interview Preview)

Posted on by Tim Kuefler

Remember when you were a kid and minutes felt like hours? When you were falling asleep at school and waiting for the bell to ring so you could go home… Especially when you were waiting for something fun to happen? Like presents or a visit from a loved one.

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Well that’s how I feel today, I’m just counting down the minutes until I can press this next interview and share it with you dear readers.

You see, March madness has arrived and I’m in the process of putting the finishing touches on the final backlogged timotheories interview before we get into a regular routine.

But I made a mistake.

You see, I promised I would share a new interview with you this Sunday, and that’s not really the case. What I really want to do is to give you a teaser of things to come in this month’s entry before the real thing. This is because I’m test driving some new audio equipment and I want to get your feedback on the how things pan out sonically.

That’s why I am SO incredibly pumped to give you readers a sample Q&A from episode 7 of timotheories interviews!

“Coincidentally” of course, that relates to the theme of the month and the talent behind the topic.

This month’s featured artist is a multi-talented audio learner with a knack for improving her way out of the booth and onto the stage so-to-speak. I had the incredible fortune to sit down with her and discuss her passion for learning, how she manages to run a recording studio/ web design studio, perform operatic pop with her partner, get involved in local improv and pursue a second degree while in the midst of her twenties.

Below is a clip from our interview!

I’m ridiculously  excited to share this clip from the Paige Knickle interview and you will see the final result next week, but for now, enjoy our brief interlude and the rest of your Sunday. Why not spend it reading a good book or enjoying an activity that trains your brain, and learn from Paige’s mentor on how to stay active and happy? I know I’m going to do something fun tonight.

Probably read a graphic novel, to be honest.

I’m out of theories for now, dear readers! Enjoy the rest of your Sunday, and I’ll see you tomorrow for a great little album review featuring 1975.

Tim!

A Matter of Taste (Campbell Wallace interview preview)

Posted on by Tim Kuefler

With franchises like Star Wars getting a rejuvenation this year (also read: Jurassic Park, Terminator, Mission Impossible, Cinderella, Mad Max, Fantastic Four, Point Break, Charlie Brown, Goosebumps, Jem and the Holograms), I personally am expecting millions of online responses to what happens when The Force Awakens is finally in theatres.

I honestly think we are going to hear an opinion from everybody and their grandma. And Star Wars fans are some of the most die hard fans I’ve ever come across, save maybe Star Trek fans. Well, I actually don’t want to go down that road right now. Let’s take the road less travelled and pretend these franchises COULD work together.

But I’m sure we can agree that not every opinion is going to be noteworthy and brilliantly useful in the discussion. We will mostly watch the reviews from major publications and social media channels, and those will be the ones we rely on to get our easters eggs and commentary that pulls from the entire pantheon of Star Wars and to see how the movie ranks against other ones in general.

When it comes down to it, we all would LIKE to think that we have good taste. But that couldn’t be further from the truth.

Don’t lie and tell me you would never claim that position, you know I am speaking directly to you.

You.

No, not you.

You.

Yes, you. But don’t worry, I’m not going to throw you in the boo box for one little mistake.

Man that would be a terrible way to go.

We all need to make mistakes and experience different aspects of life in order to become competent adults who can function in the world and provide utility for others. That’s why Hook is a villain and not a good role model.

But back to my original idea.

The hard reality is that our tastes grow and evolve over our lives. And yes we are creatures of great potential, but we cannot become experts in everything. If we try to become experts at everything we like, than we will be experts of nothing. Kind of like Bastian.

That’s why we look to our respective superstars and admire them for their talents, because we know that they have worked incredibly hard to become good at what they do.

That’s just ONE of the ideas that I recently discussed with a very talented artist.

Yep, that’s right. timotheories is about to share its 2nd ever video interview with you fine folks. But hang on a minute. It’s not going to happen just yet.

Truthfully, I’m going to be releasing that interview next week, and I’m really excited to share it with you, but dear readers, I just can’t wait a whole week without at least giving you an education of things to come!

If you like the arts, business, personal growth or even just a good discussion, this clip of my interview with Campbell Wallace should be right up your alley.

Link to the video is here.

I’m not going to give it all away, but let’s just say that Cam is a very bright man with a lot to say about the topic of skillfulness and in the clip we spend a few minutes going over the importance of mastery when it comes to the topic of viewing creative work and making judgments on its merit.

And because its Thanksgiving weekend I am very thankful for the opportunity to have connected with him and I hope you are excited for what comes next week.

No more theories today my friends. Till next time!

Tim!