Chris Wink
Blue Man Group
New York, NY USA
"I think 'achievement' is way overrated, I really do. It's not a source of happiness."
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Chris's work combines: Acting & Theatre, Music, and Being Creative
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Wesleyan University
Life & Career Milestones
My path in life has been direct
1.
Says he didn't know exactly what he wanted to do in college because he had such a wide variety of interests.
2.
Considers himself a "late bloomer," had never been singled out as a "creative person," had to figure it out on his own.
3.
Felt like he would've been a good "Renaissance man," but the pressure today is "pick one thing and do it."
4.
After college, felt immense pressure to make money, started thinking of taking jobs that would've taken him "off of his bliss path."
5.
Heard Joseph Campbell say that every myth can be boiled down to one message: "follow your bliss."
6.
Hadn't been told that before; remembered telling a prep school teacher that he wanted to play drums, was told it'd be a poor use of his education.
7.
Doesn't count his awards, pay as his "success," says he became "successful" the day the Blue Man Group started doing their performance art.
8.
Stresses that doing the work you love every day is what pays off, not grand achievements or money; those things lose their shine quickly.
