The Creative Mind
the inner workings and challenges of life as a creative
by sari and · updated 2mo ago
The Creative Mind
phoebe added 1y ago
The truth is that one day you hate yourself, and the next day you can’t wait to use your gifts
-Adam Jk
sari added 7mo ago
- In 1985, Nike held a 24-hour shoe design contest. Nike was struggling. Their stock dropped 50%. They had to lay off people. Adidas, Converse, and Reebok were all selling more shoes. So in a panicked attempt to find creative talent, Nike held a shoe design contest. The winner was a corporate architect named Tinker Hatfield. “Two days after the compe... See more
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If you’re going to do high-level creative work, you have to accept the messiness of your initial creations, knowing that excellence is born from the sisters of patience and iteration. The second you start condemning young and fragile ideas, you’re toast.andrea added 10mo ago
Oliver Burkeman on what people who’d like to keep making a living from creativity should do in the face of AI:
... See more"For me, it means two things. First: that AI tools belong in my workflow only to the extent that they help me achieve the overarching goals of human connection. This is the Amish approach to technology: first, clarify your values; then adop
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- Maybe “what have you done for the world” isn’t even the right question. It assumes an acting upon, separate from-ness. What if the good stuff happens less when you act upon the world and more when you become one with it? Part of it.
from What does your stupid art even do for the world? by Alex Dobrenko`
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