On Creativity
95% of content consumption is procrastination disguised as productivity.
Most people waste hundreds of hours consuming “just-in-case” content because it’s “interesting.”
Instead, you should consume "just-in-time" to answer a question keeping you from moving forward.
Most people waste hundreds of hours consuming “just-in-case” content because it’s “interesting.”
Instead, you should consume "just-in-time" to answer a question keeping you from moving forward.
Dickie Bush 🚢 • Tweet
First heard from David Perell
Brent is a self-proclaimed digital hoarder with an “obsession” for visual research. “I save anything I see on any platform that grabs me, then when it is time to start a new project, I comb through that archive again.” It’s an act which Brent is private about. “Don’t give away your references!” he says. “I’m a big proponent of gatekeeping; I found... See more
Harry Bennett • “I’m a big proponent of gatekeeping”: Special Offer on business, brands and brat
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 moreThe path to taste is really as simple as writing a little plus and minus in the margin more often. If we apply this to digital space, we can turn them from an overwhelming and chaotic bombardment into a steady stream of things we find beautiful, that in turn, can define our tastes. For me, Are.na is a space for this kind of curation. I contribute... See more
Notes on “Taste” | Are.na Editorial
Sublime, and working with AI
we are creative beings we always are kind of striving towards creating things that don't yet exist whether that's community art friendship different ways of relating to people who already are friends different relationship structures and then also videos essays poems books movies worlds whatever we want to create
ayandastood • Why You Never Finish Creative Projects
If you read all the time what other people have done you will think the way they thought. If you want to think new thoughts that are different, then do what a lot of creative people do — get the problem reasonably clear and then refuse to look at any answers until you've thought the problem through carefully how you would do it, how you could
... See morePaul Graham • Richard Hamming: You and Your Research
One hypothesis is that creating forces taste upon its maker. Creators must master self-expression and craft if they’re going to make something truly compelling.