Valeria Acosta
@th0ughts
Valeria Acosta
"To do the work, we need to rest, to read, to reconnect. It is the invisible labor that makes creative life possible."
Our best work as creatives—big-picture thinking, creativity, strategy, ideas, connection—can only happen when stepping away.
Marlee Grace • How to Not Always Be Working: A Toolkit for Creativity and Radical Self-Care
As you get further along in your career, a consistency may develop that’s of less interest over time. Your work can start to feel like a job or a responsibility. So it’s helpful to notice if you’ve been working with the same palette of colors all along.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being: The Sunday Times bestseller
Artist as Content Creator: Two full-time jobs in one, with one that may require the sacrifice of the art. The content creator is incentivised to constantly share to get paid, while the artist isn’t obligated to share anything to create. The act of creating is the purpose itself—like ripe grapes that fall when they are ready, the artist’s work
... See moreWhen you feel stuck in your creative pursuits, it doesn’t mean that there’s something wrong with you. You haven’t lost your touch or run out of creative juice. It just means you don’t yet have enough raw material to work with. If it feels like the well of inspiration has run dry, it’s because you need a deeper well full of examples, illustrations,
... See moreTiago Forte • Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organise Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential
STUCK CREATOR. You want to make work, but you’re not getting anywhere, whether because of conformity, economic pressure, or fear. You’re open to a creative reawakening, but you’re unsure how to light the fire.
Chase Jarvis • Creative Calling: Establish a Daily Practice, Infuse Your World with Meaning, and Succeed in Work + Life
You’re not lazy. You’re not “unmotivated.”
You might just be in a creative plateau.
Let’s talk about what to do when you’re uninspired (or underpaid).
You might just be in a creative plateau.
Let’s talk about what to do when you’re uninspired (or underpaid).