Creativity
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Creativity
How does one think originally in this day and age?
I’ve come to believe that the greatest sum of human wisdom on surrender resides in the spiritual disciplines that we find across religions and across time, like rest, silence, prayer, fasting, manual labor, pilgrimage, and community. And I believe that all of these can tune us to welcome the spirit of inspiration not just in creative work, but in... See more
The Discipline of Inspiration: Learning from Carey Wallace
... See moreWhere do you get your inspiration? What sorts of things do you fill your head with? What do you read? Do you subscribe to anything? What sites do you visit on the Internet? What music do you listen to? What movies do you see? Do you look at art? What do you collect? What’s inside your scrapbook? What do you pin to the corkboard above your desk?
Keep a bad drawing until by study you have found out why it is bad.
Robert Henri • The Art Spirit
When you’re genuinely curious about the world, when you let that curiosity guide your reading, your thinking, and your creating, you become a magnet for ideas, conversations, and opportunities. When you’re interested, you’re never boring. And when you’re interesting, the world can’t help but pay attention.
Zoe Scaman • Forty Years, Forty Lessons
The ability to look deeply is the root of creativity. To see past the ordinary and mundane and get to what might otherwise be invisible.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being
Craft doesn't require innovation or a big show, but the curiosity to consistently study your materials and practice your techniques. It's knowing that big moments are made of tiny ones. That every second counts. For a chef, it might be peeling the mushroom skin even if clients will barely notice. For a designer, it might be organizing files even if... See more
Craft
