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scintillate
[síntəlèit]
불꽃을 내다
(재치가) 번뜩이게 하다
너무 삭막한 가정이나 직장
그리고 나라 분위기는 우리를 숨막히게 한다.
비록 중국에서 날아오는 황사 (黃沙) 로 인해
숨쉬기 어려운 여건은 아니어도
우리 대부분은 질식할 것 같은 아슬 아슬한 삶을 살고 있다.
이럴 때 우리를 잠시나마 숨을 트이게 하는 것이 있다면
중요한 것에서 부터 시시한 것에 이르기까지
재치있는 대화를 만날 때이다.
그래서 크고 작은 모임에서 인기가 있는 사람은 ~
One who SCINTALLTE at a meeing is invited again.
모임에서 재치를 발휘하는 사람은 다시 초대 받을 것이다.
I try to engage in SCINTILLATING banter with my anybody I meet
나는 만나는 그 어떤 사람과 재치있는
정감적 분위기의 관계를 맺으려고 노력한다
특히 서로 어색한 첫 만남의 분위기에
필요한 것은 그런 분위기를 부드럽게 하는 것이다.
Some SCINTILLATINE conversations would break the ice.
재치있는 몇몇 대화들은 얼어붙은 분위기를 깨뜨린다.
(break the ice / 얼어붙은 분위기를 깨뜨리다)
이런 정치인이 있으면 환영을 받을텐데 ~
Throughout the debate, the politician I respected
made people laugh with his SCINTILLATING remarks.
논쟁내내 내가 존경하는 정치인은
재치있는 발언으로 사람들을 웃겼다.
scintillate 는 1600 초반의 Latin어 scintilla 가
그 뿌리인데 '반짝이다 (특히 별)'라는 뜻이다.
재치있는 삶은 하늘의 별처럼 아름답게 빛날 수 있음을 암시라고 하듯 !
scintillate 은 한 개인 뿐만아니라
세사을 바꾸게 하는 힘이 있다고 주장하는 사람까지 있다
Many people think we should make the world with a SCINTILLATING sitticisms.
많은 사람들은 우리가 번뜩이는 재치로 세상을 만들어야 한다고 생각한다.
(언어와 행동으로 세상을 만든다기 보다
그런 세상을 만들 수 있다는 뜻일 것이다)
I myself would like to be one of them.
나 자신이 그런 사람들 가운데 하나이고 싶다
Creativity Without Borders
Reminding Myself to Trust the Creative Process
"But things that scintillate are prone to burn out.
Maybe some scintillating conversation would break the ice.
not so scintillating answers
Imagine it's a cool summer night, the stars scintillate brilliantly in the sky overhead and the campfire blazes away.
Scintillating in a Sentence
Definition of Scintillating
remarkably witty
Examples of Scintillating in a sentence
The host’s scintillating conversations with celebrities have earned her numerous awards.
The video player is currently playing an ad.
During the interview, the clever comedian came up with one scintillating response after another.
The professor’s lecture on genetic mutation was far from scintillating and put most of the class to sleep.
After the critic saw the play, he described it as a scintillating masterpiece that captivates with each line of witty dialogue.
I enjoy engaging in scintillating banter with my online friends.
Throughout the debate, the politician made people laugh with his scintillating remarks
Scintillate I'm thinking we should make the world.
The host’s scintillating conversations with celebrities have earned her numerous awards.
present a diverse world of cultures and lifestyles through entertaining and often SCINTILLATING stories.
I’ m looking forward to some scintillating conversation at your dinner party tomorrow night
May your dreams SCINTILLTE and rise as a phoenix above the ashes.
Cynthia simply scintillated at the party last night.
When you're in a rut, take your own advice.
Posted August 25, 2023
Reviewed by Ray Parker
A Fiction Writer's Struggle
I’m a “fiction-writer-in-training” these days. After 30-some years of writing scintillating academic prose (don’t believe it) and creative non-fiction essays and books,
KEY POINTS
scintillate (v.)
1620s, "to sparkle or twinkle," as the fixed stars do, and typically with reference to them, from Latin scintillatus, past participle of scintillare "to sparkle, glitter, gleam, flash," from scintilla "spark" (see scintilla). Figurative use is by 1751 (implied in scintillation). Related: Scintillated; scintillating.
also from 1620s
Entries linking to scintillate
1690s, "a spark, a glimmer," hence "least particle, trace," from figurative use of Latin scintilla "particle of fire, spark, glittering speck, atom," which traditionally is traced to PIE root *skai- "to shine, to gleam" (source also of Gothic skeinan, Old English scinan "to shine;" see shine (v.)), but there are phonetic objections.
Sometimes all it takes is finding your way to something you already know in creativity.
I told executives to "trust the process;" I needed to take my own advice.
If you're a concrete thinker, use it.
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Hanoi Hilton at night, Hanoi, Vietnam.Source: Courtesy of NKNapier
Trust the process.
I’ve taught in an executive master of business program for a decade. These participants are older (average age 42) with decades of management experience. They’re smart and they know it.
Executive MBA Program: A Challenge to the System
Usually, we do a great job of setting expectations for the culture right off the bat—during a week-long residency of participants and faculty members only. We explain the program, the way things work, and the likely obstacles they’ll face. Usually, they buy in.
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Sometimes, though, a cohort challenges the system. One year, seven out of 18 participants had military backgrounds—either currently in the military or recently retired and looking for new careers.
It seemed that every month, someone had a “suggestion” about how to change the program: “I think you should put this finance segment in the first month, not in the third.” “Why are we doing this reading? This presentation? It doesn’t add to what we’re learning?”
Repeatedly, faculty members said, “Trust the process. You’ll eventually see why it works.”
The challengers remained skeptical throughout the first semester. “I don’t think you should teach that session in that way. Too many spreadsheets, not enough discussion.” Or, “You need to include more power points, more data, more handouts, so we don’t have to take notes. How do you take notes on a discussion anyway?”
Sigh.
But when March of the first year came along, one day in class a naval officer said, “You know, the dots are connecting. I see now why we did that in November, why you brought in this reading, and how the assignment supports our learning of that concept. Ah. Trust the process. I get it now.” He winked.
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So I applied that logic to myself this week after beating my head against the wall for days.
A Fiction Writer's Struggle
I’m a “fiction-writer-in-training” these days. After 30-some years of writing scintillating academic prose (don’t believe it) and creative non-fiction essays and books, I’ve turned to real fiction, where I have to make things up. During those academic years, I wrote about something concrete (e.g., how employees adapt to corporate acquisitions, whether expatriate American women can succeed in overseas assignments, or how organizational creativity works).
But now, I’m stumped. Without concrete ideas, I’m flailing. I’m not as imaginative as I’d hoped and can’t seem to come up with twists and turns for my plots. I worry that I’ll write a page “wilter,” rather than a page-turner.
So I went back to that wisdom I try to pass on to executives and tried to coach myself: I took an hour to think through what was going on and realized I do have something concrete to draw on and write from: loads of notes and interviews and photos about the topic of my novel (art forgeries, Vietnam), as well as my experience in Hanoi.
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Creativity Without Borders
Reminding Myself to Trust the Creative Process
When you're in a rut, take your own advice.
Posted August 25, 2023
Reviewed by Ray Parker
KEY POINTS
Sometimes all it takes is finding your way to something you already know in creativity.
I told executives to "trust the process;" I needed to take my own advice.
If you're a concrete thinker, use it.
Source: Courtesy of NKNapier
Hanoi Hilton at night, Hanoi, Vietnam.Source: Courtesy of NKNapier
Trust the process.
I’ve taught in an executive master of business program for a decade. These participants are older (average age 42) with decades of management experience. They’re smart and they know it.
Executive MBA Program: A Challenge to the System
Usually, we do a great job of setting expectations for the culture right off the bat—during a week-long residency of participants and faculty members only. We explain the program, the way things work, and the likely obstacles they’ll face. Usually, they buy in.
article continues after advertisement
Sometimes, though, a cohort challenges the system. One year, seven out of 18 participants had military backgrounds—either currently in the military or recently retired and looking for new careers.
It seemed that every month, someone had a “suggestion” about how to change the program: “I think you should put this finance segment in the first month, not in the third.” “Why are we doing this reading? This presentation? It doesn’t add to what we’re learning?”
Repeatedly, faculty members said, “Trust the process. You’ll eventually see why it works.”
The challengers remained skeptical throughout the first semester. “I don’t think you should teach that session in that way. Too many spreadsheets, not enough discussion.” Or, “You need to include more power points, more data, more handouts, so we don’t have to take notes. How do you take notes on a discussion anyway?”
Sigh.
But when March of the first year came along, one day in class a naval officer said, “You know, the dots are connecting. I see now why we did that in November, why you brought in this reading, and how the assignment supports our learning of that concept. Ah. Trust the process. I get it now.” He winked.
article continues after advertisement
So I applied that logic to myself this week after beating my head against the wall for days.
A Fiction Writer's Struggle
I’m a “fiction-writer-in-training” these days. After 30-some years of writing scintillating academic prose (don’t believe it) and creative non-fiction essays and books, I’ve turned to real fiction, where I have to make things up. During those academic years, I wrote about something concrete (e.g., how employees adapt to corporate acquisitions, whether expatriate American women can succeed in overseas assignments, or how organizational creativity works).
But now, I’m stumped. Without concrete ideas, I’m flailing. I’m not as imaginative as I’d hoped and can’t seem to come up with twists and turns for my plots. I worry that I’ll write a page “wilter,” rather than a page-turner.
So I went back to that wisdom I try to pass on to executives and tried to coach myself: I took an hour to think through what was going on and realized I do have something concrete to draw on and write from: loads of notes and interviews and photos about the topic of my novel (art forgeries, Vietnam), as well as my experience in Hanoi.
Trust the Process
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Monsoon afternoon in HanoiSource: Courtesy of NKNapier
Sure enough, that allowed me to open up my process, to find a pathway. I needed the visuals and notes to stimulate memories of places, sounds, smells, and the air on my skin. The afternoon of strolling through Hanoi's Fine Arts Museum was filled with art pieces that focused on war. The galleries I visited, the artists I talked to. The night I passed the Hanoi Hilton prison.
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And the day that I got caught in a monsoon downpour.
It reminded me that I have something to write from, not just about.
And as I move forward, I’ll find a new process to trust. Now, back to work
Trust the Process