Tvorba
To test an idea, you must build it. You can’t rely on the abstract – you have to bring it into the world to play with it feel it and only then can you judge whether it’s worth pursuing or not
Christa Nicholson • The Creative Act by Rick Rubin
“I don’t want to be annoying” has killed more art than capitalism ever did.
Be annoying. Be repetitive. Say it again. And again. And again — until they finally hear you.
Be annoying. Be repetitive. Say it again. And again. And again — until they finally hear you.
Jessica Mills (@jessicamillss)
The happiest people I know create— they write, take beautiful photos, work with wood, make music.
The unhappiest consume— endlessly scrolling through others’ highlight reels, sensationalized news stories, content designed to hijack their nervous system.
Creativity fills the soul.
Consumption drains it.
The unhappiest consume— endlessly scrolling through others’ highlight reels, sensationalized news stories, content designed to hijack their nervous system.
Creativity fills the soul.
Consumption drains it.
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rituals and sprints are both essential containers for creative energy.
rituals nourish you, and give you the safety and foundation to be free, expressive, and spend your creative energy in focused output.
your sprints — and what you make from them — then feed back into your rituals, and infuse them with new inspiration, insight, and direction.
then... See more
rituals nourish you, and give you the safety and foundation to be free, expressive, and spend your creative energy in focused output.
your sprints — and what you make from them — then feed back into your rituals, and infuse them with new inspiration, insight, and direction.
then... See more
rituals vs. sprints: working with creative energy — kening zhu
I catch myself in all or nothing thinking. as in:
IF I don’t have [X hours] to completely dive in and lose myself in my creative projects, THEN anything less is somehow deeply insufficient.
the lurking shadow thought that comes afterwards, of course, is —
IF I can’t even prioritize my creative work, then I’m not a real artist.
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