Thoughts on Art/Creativity
rituals vs. sprints
threading your art into your day — kening zhu
"To be an artist, you don't have to compose music or paint or be in the movies or write books. It's just a way of living. It has to do with paying attention, remembering, filtering what you see and answering back, participating in life."
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The halo effect is not a business model. Chasing these ‘big break moments’ is not a sustainable or useful way to build your life as a creator.
I went on one of the biggest podcast in the world
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Sadly, some people never get beyond the box stage in their creative life. We all know people who have announced that they’ve started work on a project-say, a book—but some time passes, and when you politely ask how it’s going, they tell you that they’re still researching. Weeks, months, years pass and they
artists? If we allow ourselves to accept the new definition of artist not as a lone genius but as a visionary who brings people and resources together, this creates opportunities for our work to flourish.
Jeff Goins • Real Artists Don't Starve: Timeless Strategies for Thriving in the New Creative Age
Nothing better exemplifies the hubris and self-delusion endemic to the American theatre—and subsequently its reaction to the pandemic—than this 60-second excerpt of actor Billy Porter:
”As you all know, what the arts does is it cracks open your mind . And it creates critical thinkers out of us. We become leaders, and not followers — so why do you... See more