I used to struggle w needing to be “creative” or “original” in my work. At some point I had a breakthrough that really helped me: I cannot repeat an idea, no matter how basic or common, without imparting some of my worldview into it.

"The secret of creative work is to make a lot and publish a little.

Don't underestimate the power of giving yourself permission to create junk. Most of what you create will be mediocre or bad.

But that's okay. You only have to show people the good stuff. Make 100 things, discard 90, and share the 10 best. Create, create, create. Edit, edit, edit

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Create Something Small

While you are at it, make your art. Do the stuff that only you can do.

If you have an idea of what you want to make, what you were put here to do, then just go and do that.

“If you want to avoid criticism, create less.

If you want to avoid irrelevance, create more.”

Quality, not quantity, should be the guiding principle in our creative work. There should be a minimum bar of craftsmanship for what we put out into the world. One that gives us a sense of pride.

We should measure success by the quality of our work, not by the number of tasks completed.