creativity > productivity
by sari · updated 1mo ago
creativity > productivity
by sari · updated 1mo ago
sari added 1mo ago
sari added 6mo ago
“The secret of life is to waste time in ways that you like.“
sari added 6mo ago
They bring an achievement mindset into an activity that has been engineered to produce delightful striving.
sari added 10mo ago
sari added 3mo ago
on investing, but applies to all creative efforts
From Lily Chambers:
I genuinely do not care if AI tools make me more productive.
I am tired of seeing, "increased productivity" as a selling point. I do not want to be valued for my productivity. I do not want "more" of anything related to work.
I like doing things meticulously. I like using my hands. I like manipulating data that an LLM could inter
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sari added 3mo ago
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
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sari added 8mo ago
Creativity is not a process. creativity is not scripted.
One of the most salient traits of creative visionaries like Walt Disney and Steve jobs is the absence of process.
Process is an organized way of doing things. But they didn’t have a process. They just did the work. No strict adherence to budget or timelines. Just figure things out on the fly.
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