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Tree and Leaf

J.R.R. Tolkien's thoughts on creativity and work

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Joe Filcik
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One of my favorite books on creativity and work. This is a compelling short story where Tolkien grapples with his own creative demons- Niggle is a painter whose much better at painting leafs than trees. He's trying to finish a great painting of a tree, but keeps getting distracted by the leafs. Tolkien is clearly writing autobiographicly here as he's so fasc… See more