Well, it's not all the same, but there are a lot of parallels. I'm not sure how to answer [on psychology background], but I think when I was studying psychology I had a professor and a friend who would talk about "process" all the time. Your process, his process, the group's process. There's some carryover from that discussion to my creative work.
Paul BeattyContradictions make people feel off. They'll say, "Hey, you just said this and now this person is doing that, how is that possible?"
Paul BeattyPeople are very comfortable when race relations get looked at retrospectively. Slavery, the civil rights movement, etc.
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