First let me answer the question I've been getting from a few readers... "Its been a while since you posted a new blog.... are you going to publish more? Will you address more philosophical content? The answers are yes and yes. My excuse: Life gets so busy each spring as school comes to an end, soccer season begins, we take a couple camping trips and then add a few graduation celebrations, house remodeling projects... anyhow you know what I mean.
Recently, my son and I applied some think-outside-the-box creativity to a trout fishing challenge. We saw the fly fisherman with all the gear trying to catch some Brownies and Rainbows in a popular State park here in MN, one of our families favorite destinations. Fishing pressure had pushed the big trout down under a 15 to 20-foot mess of branches and roots in the river. Everyone could see them but nobody could catch them. The fish fed on the surface under the protection of the branches.
My son and I, risking the condemnation of the fly-fishing purists, put a bobber, weight, hook and worm on our line and then, from upstream, and using the current, guided our presentation between the branches, twigs and roots. After a couple snags and trial runs we pulled out several beautiful rainbows (we didn't get the big dogs though). Our very simple, child-like approach succeeded where sophisticated/specialized equipment and narrow application/experience failed.
Although far from a graphic designer, art director or photographer's routine, the principle is relevant. Step back, keep it simple and don't worry what others think leads to success in many complex scenarios.
