Creativity
the art of creativity
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Creativity
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.
... See moreThe greater the artist, the greater the doubt. Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize.
— Robert Hughes, 1996
— Robert Hughes, 1996
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Prediction: the furious arrival of AI will create a renewed hunger for raw, unpolished, humanity. Invest in documenting your failures.
Fact: we live in a time where if you create consistently about something you love or obsess over; it may be a year, or five, but eventually, you'll find a level of success that'll likely... See more
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By handing the reins of discovery to the wisdom of instinct and following the path of maximal interestingness, we can find the kinds of unexpected discoveries that yield compression progress. This, though is the paradox of creativity: your work is done when it looks so simple that the consumer thinks they could’ve done it, which means they won’t appreciate how hard you worked.
When I was younger, I was skateboarding a lot. I was listening to music and skateboarding. There were two songs, that are widely different: DJ Shadow’s “Building Steam With a Grain of Salt,” and Bob Dylan’s “Don’t Think Twice It’s All Right.” And I remember skateboarding to them and they made me just stop. And the world felt so cool. I would look... See more
On redefining what it means to be successful
Pip Decks Review — Are they worth the hype?
youtube.comI've watched a few videos on these cards and I think they'd be incredibly useful for lots of tasks. They really help with getting you to think in new ways. Right now, the storytelling one is probably most useful to me.
Too often, we think of notebooks as a way-station: a necessary stop en-route to the perfected, polished work of art. But what if the notebook is the work of art? What if the process of taking notes is the point?
creativity is not a scarce commodity
