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But purpose—purpose is a white-hot fire inside of you, a self-delusion that keeps you coming back into the room to work decade after decade, knowing that you'll never get it right, but that the next day might get you a little bit closer...
Kieran O‘Hare • Following the ‘White-hot Fire Inside of You’
There is great poetry and power in repetition, in doing the same thing over, and over, and over, and over again.
Kieran O‘Hare • Following the ‘White-hot Fire Inside of You’
on the power of persistence. on art, as purpose, and not bursts of inspiration
How to Manage Multiple Interests & Actually CREATE Something
youtube.comon digital gardenscapes + second brains
learning how to create a system (research/projects/rabbit holes)
“The only way to be a painter is to make paintings. That means not doing other stuff.”
Kieran O‘Hare • Following the ‘White-hot Fire Inside of You’
My eyes, having seen everything, returned to the white chrysanthemum
Kieran O‘Hare • Following the ‘White-hot Fire Inside of You’
It comes from cross-pollination, unexpected combinations, and head-on collisions
Kieran O‘Hare • Following the ‘White-hot Fire Inside of You’
creativity isn’t neat and linear. it definitely doesn’t come from rigid definitions. anything precious is self conscious and kills creativity.
A lie is like a hiccup. It bubbles up without warning, spilling out two or three at a time, before falling quietly back into place.
Insult to Injury
Because art is a lie, he says.
But art will also save the world. He says that too.
But art will also save the world. He says that too.
Kieran O‘Hare • Following the ‘White-hot Fire Inside of You’
I wonder what ‘art’ means
Creativity is born of limitations, not freedom
Kieran O‘Hare • Following the ‘White-hot Fire Inside of You’
abundance and freedom does not guarantee creative spurts. instead, an artist must be able to trust their memory. do first.