vanguards & jet-cars

(note - around 18:55 they talk about what can be considered a design brief)

this is one of my personal faves. i have prob watched this close to 100 times by now. watch this video. aside from the slight male-chauvenism and entirely waspy cast (product of its time i guess?), this video represents quintessential mid-century modern. this was almost a full decade before the summer of love (which spawned a more hippy-dippy milieu). it was something totally new & exciting.

my question is... how self-aware is oneself when you're an active participant at the forefront of a major movement (design, art, even music)... and about to cross the event horizon ?

is there a cognizant voice that says..."what i'm doing will influence many others to come" ? or is your mind riddled with the usual anxiety / fear / pressure of the possibility and unavoidability of constant failure?

i'm sure that some are fully aware, and others blind due to being totally absorbed in the process of creating... but i often wonder if there's a gut feeling that keeps you going through hard times (many who verge on greatness do so as paupers) and helps you realize your potential.

thoughts?