Process not Product

            The Comic Toolbox was a welcomed third book after Morreall’s dreadfully boring writing.  Vorhaus is entertaining and informational at the same time.  One of his key points about writing comedic stories is that it is about the process not the product.  In his process of creating a comedic a story you must go through every step and then will you have a story.  There are characters to create, plot to be decided, type of comedic story must be chosen, jokes will be written, and tools to make these things better must be discovered and used.  After completing this journey you will arrived at the destination: a comedy.

            I argue that it is not only about the process in the creating a comedy, but also in everything in life.  For example, an engineering student learns through the actual creation of designs rather than simply looking at them and giving an analysis.  Every day, most humans are focused on a goal they have.  They want to make more money, they want to finish school, they want to buy a new car, and whatever it is that they want often overshadows life itself.  They are too consumed by the want of an end goal to stop and enjoy their short life that they were given.

            The last thing a human does in his or her life is die.  I do not want death to be my preoccupation in life.  Focusing on living life to the fullest each day and learning new things every day creates a happier life that is not consumed with the final act.  Death is the product of life and life is the process.  It should be more about the process in life, because that is the best way to learn about life and grow as a human.  I can use this approach in everything I do until I die to get the most out of books I read, papers I write, walks I take, math problems I solve, and anything else I might do.