THE PROCESS
learning demands a temporary surrender of pride.
how to live with the discomfort of learning (instead of running from it)
An exercise I would guide my younger creative self through:
1. Make a list of your favorite works
2. List out everything bad, janky, poorly done etc about them
3. Notice how this does not diminish your love for the works
4. realize... See more
Visakan Veerasamyx.com- Collecting: Gathering interesting ideas
- Connecting: Drawing connections and organizing materials
- Creating: Producing something new
Sari Azout • The End of Productivity
reading fiction is so important for writing non-fiction prose that’s enjoyable to read
substack.com • Home | Substack
but the discomfort is not proof that you’re failing; it’s proof that you’re present in the process. when you feel that itch of inadequacy, that awkwardness of not being fluent yet, that is the body’s way of recording: something new is happening here. neurons are straining to connect. muscles are memorizing movements. patterns are being written. the... See more
how to live with the discomfort of learning (instead of running from it)
If you’re serious, you will optimize for survival, because you can’t keep playing if you’re dead.
Are you serious?
Though artists generally aren’t aware of it, that end work is a by-product of a greater desire. We aren’t creating to produce or sell material products. The act of creation is an attempt to enter a mysterious realm. A longing to transcend. What we create allows us to share glimpses of an inner landscape, one that is beyond our understanding. Art is
... See moreRick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being
"I had so many ideas that I simply wanted to take them out of my head and see them before me.
After that, I could see how they connected with one another and started developing an argument for my article.
I was begging for a space that could give me freedom when I needed to brainstorm and enough structure to turn those ideas into my final