Marlene
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Marlene
/// 100 QUESTIONS /// to gain clarity via Alex Morris:
Why are we doing this?
Ask that of yourself and the team with regularity.
What’s the simplest explanation?
What reaction should all the creative achieve?
What’s your most controversial opinion?
What little frictions exist that might bleed out the work if allowed to compound?
Are you solving a
Because the question isn’t just What are you watching, reading, listening to?
It’s Who is it turning you into?
It’s Who is it turning you into?
You Are Your Cultural Diet
“Do nothing, nothing happens. Do something, something happens”
“Serendipity is just momentum plus openness,” he says. “You have to be in
motion. You have to be paying attention.”
-via bob sheard
- Capture the ideas and insights that spark your interest. A sticky note, a voice memo, or an app like Notion—whatever works.
- Organize them so you can find them later. Categories, tags, or even a simple “Projects” list will do.
- Distill your notes into their essential meaning. Ask: What’s the big takeaway here?
- Express your ideas by using them in
Jenn • How to Build a Personal Knowledge System That Fuels Your Creativity
if you have any sizable job of specific material gathering to do it is useful to learn the card-index method of doing it.
James Webb Young • A Technique for Producing Ideas - the simple five-step formula anyone can use to be more creative in business and in life!
met a solo traveler/artist today and she gave me her business card. 10/10, no notes.
Erin Shetronsubstack.comHow to guide: unlock next-level art with ChatGPT with a novel prompt method! (Perfect for concept art, photorealism, mockups, infographics, and more.)