
How to Thrive as a Slow Creative


I can't stop thinking about this:
Fast gets all the attention.
Slow has all the power.
If you're feeling everyone around you is moving faster and achieving more while you're being left behind—take a breath. That narrative is bullshit.
The constant pressure to compress what takes decades of work into days is a mirage.
Patience is the ultimate competiti... See more
Fast gets all the attention.
Slow has all the power.
If you're feeling everyone around you is moving faster and achieving more while you're being left behind—take a breath. That narrative is bullshit.
The constant pressure to compress what takes decades of work into days is a mirage.
Patience is the ultimate competiti... See more
Patience is the ultimate competitive advantage
Creativity is less a fleeting moment of inspiration and more a muscle that can be trained through consistent exercise. “People like to think the creative process is romantic,” Achatz says. “The artist drifts to sleep at night, to be awakened by the subliminal echoes of his or her next brilliant idea. The truth, for me at least, is that creativity i
... See morePolina Marinova Pompliano • Hidden Genius

By patience, I’m not referring just to the amount of time that creation will take, but also the long view with which you evaluate your own work.