Business Quote by Wallace E. Baker
““If I could always find something to interest me the solution might be at hand, but with the same dreary prospect of day after day of hell, hell, hell (the other word for business to an artistic temperament), how can I get a night’s rest? I lie awake and go through all the hot passions, wild enthusiasms, ecstatic feelings, morbid thoughts, wrath at the existing order of things. I damn everything, and yet I realize how futile my scheme of life would be for others.””
About This Quote
Source Essay: Personal reflections on artistic temperament, 1968
The narrator struggles with restless creative energy, existential dread, and the futility of personal schemes, leading to insomnia.
In simple terms: Creative minds face restless thoughts and existential angst.
Key Takeaway
Channel restless energy into purposeful action.
Themes
creativity
existentialism
insomnia
inner conflict
artistic temperament
Mood
melancholic
intense
contemplative
Type
philosophical
psychological
When to use this quote
- Artistic work
- nighttime reflection
- therapy
- mindfulness practice
Key Concepts
Restlessness
meaninglessness
self‑criticism
psychological turmoil
Questions to Reflect On
- What grounds you when ideas overwhelm?
- Can discipline tame artistic restlessness?
A Different Perspective
Creative turmoil may impair health and productivity.
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