creativity > productivity

“The secret of life is to waste time in ways that you like.“

-Jerry Seinfeld

I used to write about "creative productivity" - until, slowly, I realized that trying to be "productive" while making creative work is like trying to train a wild, mysterious jungle cat. it is not a dog. it will not obey you. the cat will do whatever it wants - when it wants. however, even wild animals have rhythms, routines, and safe spaces. inste

You may think that if your studio is tidy, it will free you up to be more efficient, and therefore, you will produce more. Maybe that will help you in the execution stage of your work if you’re, say, a printmaker pulling prints, but it won’t help you come up with an interesting design for the next print. It’s always a mistake to equate productivity

Dont aim for better ways to get through a task. Instead look for projects you never wanna stop doing. Surrender to your nature.

They bring an achievement mindset into an activity that has been engineered to produce delightful striving.