It’s taken me a couple decades to learn this lesson, but pace is important. I can bike a lot further if I find a good pace. Go too fast too soon and I’ll burn out really quickly. Go too slow […]
Category: creativity
All Set-Up, No Action
Ideas are worthless. Yeah, I said it. Of course, I’m only one in a long line of people who have said it, so please don’t think any credit is due here. In learning about screenwriting, I found there was two […]
The Routine, Interrupted
One of my goals this year is to have a creative routine that will start my days off, using the “make before you manage” ethos I gleamed from Tim Ferriss and mashing it up with what I remembered from Austin […]
Your Whatever Step System To Having A Something
I have a couple problems with YouTube videos promising a Whatever Step System To Getting The SOMETHING You WANT. First, it’s never quite that simple. There’s usually a ton of truth in the video, but there’s also something that’s left […]
Smart Still Produces Sweat
Let me introduce you to my new favorite YouTube video. I don’t plan on building a ramp any time soon, but I’m always interested in becoming more productive. I’m fascinated by the ways people streamline their workflow and spaces to […]
This One’s For Me
Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self. Cyril Connolly – New Statesman, February 1933 At some point, I stopped submitting poems for publication in magazines and journals. For […]
Look Here, Don’t Look Here
Apollo Robbins is really good at what he does, and what he does is steal. He gives the stuff back, but still. Renowned as one of the world’s foremost pickpockets, he is a keen observer of human nature and adept […]
Out of Order
I’ve been tearing through Neil Gaiman’s book American Gods over the last week or so and came across an old friend. (spoilers to follow) About a quarter of the way through and along came a spider. Or, more specifically, a […]
Moderate giftedness & temporary excellence
I was clicking through links on an old Austin Kleon newsletter (which I highly recommend) and came across this one on moderate giftedness. It’s an interesting idea that also started me thinking about my place in the world where creativity […]
Everyday Creativity
To say I don’t enjoy Halloween would be overstating it. I enjoy the candy, the festive atmosphere, and from time to time, I’ve even enjoyed dressing up in a costume. But overall, I have to admit that the holiday is, […]