On Creativity
You may ask, “what makes good, good?”. Ask yourself the question: “If I were to continue this every day for the next year, would I be in a better place?”
blog.stephsmith.io • How to Be Great? Just Be Good, Repeatably
I am an eternal student of questions (tip: keep a Note on your phone, keeping your favorite ones safe…) and their ability to connect us on that deep, soulful level that we all crave but are not socialized to unearth.
ayandastood • Questions on Questions
Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That’s because they were able to connect experiences they’ve had and synthesize new things. And the reason they were able to do that... See more
Steve Jobs • Steve Jobs on Creativity
Graeber writes, “Clearly the problem was that the entire population had failed to memorize their lessons properly. But what they were actually denying was the legitimacy of collective creativity, the free play of the system. ”
fs.blog • Descriptions Aren’t Prescriptions
Not long ago, I saw a case study for a 40-year-old Spanish cured meat brand, Purlom, on Instagram. The lead image displayed not the logo, but a rotating selection of shots from Purlom’s archive, including an old supermarket sign. I clicked on it without question. This, for my brain, functioned as “proof”: this rebrand is good. I thought: “Look at t... See more
POV: How valuable is the obscure creative reference?
Great creative minds] think like artists but work like accountants.”
Cal Newport • Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
Must is who we are, what we believe, and what we do when we are alone with our truest, most authentic self. It’s our instincts, our cravings and longings, the things and places and ideas we burn for, the intuition that swells up from somewhere deep inside of us. Must is what happens when we stop conforming to other people’s ideals and start connect... See more
The Crossroads of Should and Must | by Elle Luna | Medium
“Be intentional with your influences—what you consume shapes what you create.
1. Choose your Big 5. Who are the people whose mindset, work, and values align with where you want to go? Write their names down.
2. Prioritize their content. Before consuming anything else, engage with their work first—books, podcasts, videos, posts. Let their thinking sha
... See moreIt’s any time someone hesitates to make the thing they desperately want to make because they succumb to the avoidable things that kill creativity. There is never enough money or time. You will never feel you have enough knowledge. There are no perfect market conditions. Ideas never (read: shouldn’t) come with a guarantee of success. Just make the t
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