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Why You're Not Doing Creative Work
Set aside an hour in your day to do strategic thinking and plan your projects. It’s much easier to maintain a conceptual, strategic mode of thinking than it is to try to regain it once you’ve switched over to more concrete tasks.
Todd Henry • The Accidental Creative
Not sure if anything changed my approach to work and engineering in the past five years more than this passage from @Lethain, written in the context of staff engineering but much more broadly applicable.
The Case Against Morning Yoga, Daily Routines, and Endless Meetings
Andrew Chenandrewchen.substack.com
“Why do 99% of people struggle to get past the first mile in their creative projects? How could I join the 1% that actually make things?”
After a decade of introspection, creative attempts and reading, I found an answer that worked for me. Overcoming the barrier to freeform creation has felt like one of the best things that’s happened in my life.
If... See more
After a decade of introspection, creative attempts and reading, I found an answer that worked for me. Overcoming the barrier to freeform creation has felt like one of the best things that’s happened in my life.
If... See more
Scott Stevenson • How to Finally Make Something
I’ve seen so many influencers advocating for people to quit their jobs and explore their passions to nurture creativity. It’s a terrible idea for many people pursuing creative projects.
Most people are undisciplined. Large swaths of time to explore passions— or worse, find oneself— often leads to neuroticism, less productivity, laziness or even pa... See more