Didn't you love the idea of "stuckness" Pirsig came up with? Remember, his
frustration with trying to get off the bolt, tried everything, about ready to
throw the motorcycle over a cliff; and he thought that that was the supreme
moment in quality or creativity... the moment past that stuckness where you
started thinking of the alternatives.
I copied the section for a Triumph club newsletter once. Although, I have to
admit that the pain of "stuckness" is much more vivid a memory to me than the
brilliant idea that may have come after. :-)
Pat Fischer
Beth & Ken wrote:
> Leon;
>
> Ever read "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" by Robert Pirsig?
> You'd like it, as it talks very much of a Taoist approach to maintaining a
> machine (as far as that's possible). It taught me how to walk away from a
> frustrating job, and return to one that no longer frustrates (might take
> more than one "walk away").
>
> ken shapiro
> baltimore
> 1970 GT6+ KC81872L
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